Reducing Antibiotic Use in Ambulatory Care Through Influenza Vaccination

Improving appropriate antibiotic use is crucial for combating antibiotic resistance and unnecessary adverse drug reactions. Acute respiratory illness (ARI) commonly causes outpatient visits and accounts for ~41% of antibiotics used in the United States. We examined the influence of influenza vaccination on reducing antibiotic prescriptions among outpatients with ARI.We enrolled outpatients aged ≥6 months with ARI from 50-60 US clinics during 5...