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Research ArticleOriginal ResearchA

Risks and Benefits Associated With Antibiotic Use for Acute Respiratory Infections: A Cohort Study

Sharon B. Meropol, A. Russell Localio and Joshua P. Metlay
The Annals of Family Medicine March 2013, 11 (2) 165-172; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1449
Sharon B. Meropol
1Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
2Department of Epidemiology and Biostastics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
3Penn Center for Education and Research on Therapeutics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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  • For correspondence: sharon.meropol@case.edu
A. Russell Localio
3Penn Center for Education and Research on Therapeutics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
5Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Joshua P. Metlay
3Penn Center for Education and Research on Therapeutics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
5Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
6Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Supplemental Appendix & Tables

Supplemental Appendix. Additional Analyses; Table A1. Acute Respiratory Infection Diagnostic Codes; Table A2. Adverse Event Diagnostic Codes; Table A3. Community-Acquired Pneumonia Diagnostic Codes; Table A4. Severe Adverse Events Per 100,000 Visits by Propensity Score Quintile; Table A5. Severe Adverse Events Per 100,00 Visits: Specific vs Other Antibiotic Class

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