Abstract
We show that respiratory fluoroquinolone use is extremely seasonal and that fluoroquinolone use is strongly associated with influenza. In our time series model, instantaneous influenza activity was a significant predictor of use (P<.0001). Also, we estimated that reducing influenza activity by 20% would reduce prescriptions by 8%.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 706-709 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2011 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Epidemiology
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases