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Table 3 ARTI visits in the United States, 2000 and 2010

From: Outpatient antibiotic prescribing in the United States: 2000 to 2010

Visit rates (per 1,000 persons)a

2000

2010

Risk ratio (95% CI)

United States population

239

193

0.81 (0.67 to 0.98)

Children and adolescents (<18)

359

302

0.84 (0.72 to 0.97)

 0 to 4

481

323

0.67 (0.58 to 0.77)

 5 to 17

296

292

0.99 (0.84 to 1.16)

Adults (18 to 64)

207

172

0.83 (0.68 to 1.02)

 18 to 49

216

198

0.92 (0.76 to 1.11)

 50 to 64

185

125

0.68 (0.54 to 0.85)

Older adults (≥65)

137

114

0.83 (0.65 to 1.07)

 65 to 79

148

126

0.85 (0.67 to 1.08)

 ≥80

104

79

0.76 (0.57 to 1.02)

  1. aARTI visits were outpatient visits with one or more of the following ICD-9-CM codes: bronchitis, 466 and 490; pharyngitis, 034, 462, and 463; sinusitis, 461 and 473; acute nasopharyngitis and upper respiratory tract infection, 460 and 465; and influenza, 480, 487, and 488. ARTI, acute respiratory tract infection; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval.