Abstract
Sales for a drug may be correlated with the prevalence of a condition treated by the drug. We found that state data revealed a strong spatial association and national data a strong temporal association between Clostridium difficile and oral vancomycin prescription sales, suggesting a new "signal" for detecting disease activity.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Administration, Oral
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
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Clostridioides difficile*
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Clostridium Infections / drug therapy
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Clostridium Infections / epidemiology*
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Cluster Analysis
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Drug Prescriptions / statistics & numerical data*
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Drug Utilization / statistics & numerical data
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Humans
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Linear Models
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Ohio / epidemiology
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Population Surveillance / methods*
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Seasons
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Vancomycin / administration & dosage
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Vancomycin / therapeutic use*
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Vancomycin