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Editor, Senior Moderator
Pediatr Infect Dis J
. 2022 Apr 1.
doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003533. Online ahead of print.
Temporal Association between Influenza Vaccination Coverage and Ambulatory Antibiotic Use in Children
Mariam Younas[SUP] 1 2 3 [/SUP], Julie Royer[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Hana R Winders[SUP] 5 6 [/SUP], Sharon B Weissman[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], P Brandon Bookstaver[SUP] 5 6 [/SUP], Julie Ann Justo[SUP] 5 6 [/SUP], Katie S Waites[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Linda Bell[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Majdi N Al-Hasan[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
In this population-based retrospective cohort study, increased influenza vaccination coverage was temporally associated with a reduction in ambulatory antibiotic use in children. After adjustment for yearly vaccine effectiveness, antibiotic prescription rate declined by 3/1000 person-months for each 1% increase in influenza vaccination coverage between 2012 and 2017 in South Carolina (P < 0.001).
. 2022 Apr 1.
doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003533. Online ahead of print.
Temporal Association between Influenza Vaccination Coverage and Ambulatory Antibiotic Use in Children
Mariam Younas[SUP] 1 2 3 [/SUP], Julie Royer[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Hana R Winders[SUP] 5 6 [/SUP], Sharon B Weissman[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], P Brandon Bookstaver[SUP] 5 6 [/SUP], Julie Ann Justo[SUP] 5 6 [/SUP], Katie S Waites[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Linda Bell[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Majdi N Al-Hasan[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 35363650
- DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003533
Abstract
In this population-based retrospective cohort study, increased influenza vaccination coverage was temporally associated with a reduction in ambulatory antibiotic use in children. After adjustment for yearly vaccine effectiveness, antibiotic prescription rate declined by 3/1000 person-months for each 1% increase in influenza vaccination coverage between 2012 and 2017 in South Carolina (P < 0.001).