Prudent use of antibiotics and suggestions for improvement in the primary health care system;Uso prudente de antibióticos y propuestas de mejora desde la atención primaria

Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiologia Clinica

Volumn 28, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2010, Pages 17-22

  Llor, Carles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Delayed prescription of antibiotics; Primary health care; Prudent use; Rapid diagnostic tests

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIGEN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; COMMUNICATION SKILL; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EXPECTATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCAL PHARYNGITIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMANS; INFECTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 79953678106     PISSN: 0213005X     EISSN: 15781852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2008.11.011     Document Type: Article

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