Line of business: BlueAlliance (Commercial) & BlueAlliance Care+ (Medicaid)
Percentage of episodes for members 3 months of age and older with a diagnosis of upper respiratory infection (URI) that did not result in an antibiotic dispensing event.
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Aminoglycosides |
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Aminopenicillins |
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Beta-lactamase inhibitors |
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First-generation cephalosporins |
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Fourth-generation cephalosporins |
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Lincomycin derivatives |
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Macrolides |
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Miscellaneous antibiotics |
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Natural penicillins |
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Penicillinase resistant penicillins |
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Quinolones |
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Rifamycin derivatives |
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Second-generation cephalosporin |
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Sulfonamides |
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Tetracyclines |
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Third-generation cephalosporins |
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Urinary anti-infectives |
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