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Table 3 ARI antibiotics categorized by provider seen from 2010 to 2015

From: Antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory tract infections in the United States outpatient setting

Provider type

Physiciana

Advanced practice providerb

Antibiotic prescribed

64,024,197 (15.2%)

3,950,115 (9.8%)

Broad-spectrum prescribed

39,535,243 (9.4%)

2,170,736 (5.4%)

  1. Abbreviation: ARI acute respiratory tract infection
  2. a Data presented as number of physician ARI visits where an antibiotic was prescribed followed by percent of physician visits where an antibiotic was prescribed
  3. b Data presented as number of advanced practice provider (APP) ARI visits where an antibiotic was prescribed followed by percent of APP visits where an antibiotic was prescribed
  4. Broad-spectrum includes: quinolones, macrolides (azithromycin and clarithromycin), amoxicillin/clavulanate, ketolides (oral telithromycin), cephalosporins (2nd and 3rd generations), and clindamycin