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Correction, Vol. 9, No. 4
In the article, "Antimicrobial Drug Prescriptions in Ambulatory
Care Settings, United States, 1992-2000" by Linda F. McCaig et al.,
errors occurred on pages 432, 434, and 446. On page 432, the correct affiliations
are as follows: Linda F. McCaig, National Center for Health Statistics,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Hyattsville, Maryland,
USA; Richard E. Besser and James M. Hughes, National Center for Infectious
Diseases, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. In the abstract, the change in antimicrobial
prescribing rate for amoxicillin/clavulanate is +69%. On page 434, second
paragraph, Results section, the correct first sentence appears below:
During the study period, the antimicrobial prescribing rate at all ambulatory
care visits declined for amoxicillin and ampicillin (–43%; p<0.001),
cephalosporins (–28%; p<0.001), and erythromycin (–76%; p<0.001)
(Figure 5); the prescribing
rate rose for azithromycin and clarithromycin (+388%; p<0.001), quinolones
among persons >15 years (+78%; p<0.001), and amoxicillin/clavulanate
(+69%; p=0.004) (Figure 6).
On page 436, the correct caption to Figure
6 appears below:
Trends in increasing annual antimicrobial prescribing rates by drug class—United
States, 1992-2000. Note: trend for amoxicillin/clavulanate, p<0.001;
for quinolones among persons >15 years, p<0.001; for azithromycin
and clarithromycin among all ages, p<0.001.
The corrected article appears online at http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol9no4/02-0268.htm.
We regret any confusion these errors may have caused.
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