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Antibiotic use, costs show wide regional variations
Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, January 1, 2013
A report finds large differences in antibiotic prescribing practices in outpatient settings by state and by region, with the highest rates found in the South. The variation may be explained, in part, by the efforts of health plans to reduce the use of antibiotics without indication.
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