Temporal Association between Influenza Vaccination Coverage and Ambulatory Antibiotic Use in Children

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2022 Jul 1;41(7):600-602. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003533. Epub 2022 Jun 7.

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).

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Child
  • Humans
  • Influenza Vaccines*
  • Influenza, Human* / drug therapy
  • Influenza, Human* / epidemiology
  • Influenza, Human* / prevention & control
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Vaccination
  • Vaccination Coverage

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Influenza Vaccines