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  • Infectious Disease Epidemiology
  • Public Health Policy

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  • Antibiotic resistance is a significant global health threat, particularly in vulnerable populations like nursing home residents.
  • Previous research indicates an inverse relationship between community influenza vaccination coverage and antibiotic consumption.
  • Nursing homes are high-risk environments for both influenza outbreaks and antibiotic overuse.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between community-level influenza vaccination rates and facility-level antibiotic prescribing patterns in US nursing homes.
  • To determine if higher influenza vaccination coverage in counties correlates with reduced antibiotic use within nursing homes.
  • To identify geographical variations in this relationship across the United States.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for adults aged 65 years and older in US nursing homes in 2019.
  • Employed linear mixed-effects models to analyze the relationship between county-level influenza vaccination rates and facility-level antibiotic prescribing rates.
  • Generated geographical maps to visualize the distribution of nursing homes based on antibiotic prescribing quartiles and county vaccination rates.

Main Results:

  • A 1% increase in county influenza vaccination rates was associated with a 0.03% decrease in nursing home antibiotic prescribing rates (ß = -0.03; 95% CI, -0.03 to -0.02).
  • The Midwest region showed a higher concentration of nursing homes with high antibiotic prescribing rates compared to other regions.
  • Nursing homes in the Northeast, South, and West regions exhibited significantly lower antibiotic prescribing rates compared to the Midwest.

Conclusions:

  • Community-level influenza vaccination improvements can effectively reduce antibiotic prescribing in nursing homes.
  • Targeting vaccination initiatives in communities may serve as a strategy to curb antibiotic overuse in long-term care facilities.
  • Geographical disparities in antibiotic prescribing highlight the need for tailored public health interventions.