Volume 11, Number 6, June 2005

Impact of Statewide Program To Promote Appropriate Antimicrobial Drug Use

Edward A. Belongia,* Mary Jo Knobloch,* Burney A. Kieke, Jr.,* Jeffrey P. Davis,‡ Carolyn Janette,‡ and Richard E. Besser§
*Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, Marshfield, Wisconsin, USA; †Wisconsin Division of Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA; ‡Wisconsin Medical Society, Madison, Wisconsin, USA; and §Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Figure 2. Antimicrobial prescribing rate ratios by year and practice location, adjusted for specialty and baseline (1998) prescribing rate. The vertical bars show 95% confidence intervals. Ratios <1 indicate lower antimicrobial prescribing by Wisconsin physicians relative to Minnesota physicians. MSA, metropolitan statistical area.

EID Home | Top of Page | Ahead-of-Print | Past Issues | Suggested Citation | EID Search | Contact Us | Accessibility | Privacy Policy Notice | CDC Home | CDC Search | Health Topics A-Z

This page last reviewed May 11, 2005

Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal
National Center for Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention