Antibiotics for respiratory, ear and urinary tract disorders and consistency among GPs

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 587-592

  Ong, David S Y ^a   Kuyvenhoven, Marijke M ^a   Van dijk, Liset ^b   Verheij, Theo J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; General practice; Guideline adherence; Prescription; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; MACROLIDE; NITROFURANTOIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SULFONAMIDE; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; CYSTITIS; DRUG CHOICE; EAR DISEASE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SINUSITIS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OTITIS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 49649121815     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkn230     Document Type: Article

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