How likely are adolescents to fill antibiotic prescriptions for STIs?

摘要

Adolescents are disproportionately affected by sexually transmitted infections (STIs), but whether they actually fill antibiotic prescriptions provided in the emergency department (ED) setting is largely unknown. Researchers from Washington, DC, recently attempted to answer that question, as reported in JAMA Pediatrics.For the retrospective cohort study, described in a researcher letter, visits to two EDs by adolescents aged 13 to 19 were analyzed. The focus was on encounters associated with a diagnosis of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) for which outpatient antimicrobial treatment was prescribed between January 1,2016 and December 31,2017.