Antibiotic Prescribing During Pediatric Ambulatory Care Visits for Asthma

Abstract

IM Paul, JH Maselli, AL Hersh, HA Boushey, DW Nielson, MD Cabana. Pediatrics. 2011;127(6):1014–1121 To determine how frequently antibiotics are prescribed during pediatric asthma visits without documented coexisting diagnoses that justify their use. Pediatric patients <18 years of age seen in outpatient offices and emergency departments in the United States for asthma between 1998 and 2007. Data from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Surveys and the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey were examined for patients seen for asthma in clinics and emergency departments. Each visit was assessed with regard …