Respiratory Fluoroquinolone Use and Influenza

We show that respiratory fluoroquinolone use is extremely seasonal and that fluoroquinolone use is strongly associated with influenza. In our time series model, instantaneous influenza activity was a significant predictor of use (P < .0001). Also, we estimated that reducing influenza activity by 20% would reduce prescriptions by 8%. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2011;32(7):706-709