title: Factors associated with antimicrobial drug use in medicaid programs.
abstract: Using US Medicaid data, we found that 52% of adult Medicaid patients with acute respiratory tract infections filled prescriptions for antimicrobial drugs in 2007. Factors associated with lower likelihood of use were higher county-level availability of primary care physicians and state-level participation in a campaign for appropriate antimicrobial drug use.
authors.forename: Pengxiang
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Joshua P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Metlay
authors.forename: Steven C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Marcus
authors.forename: Jalpa A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Doshi
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D015981:Epidemiologic Factors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008484:Medicaid / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016017:Odds Ratio; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents
keywords: Medicaid; acute respiratory tract infections; antimicrobial drug use; factors
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