Management of suspected infectious diarrhoea by English GPs: Are they right?

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 64, Issue 618, 2014, Pages

  McNulty, Cliodna A M ^a   Lasseter, Gemma ^a   Verlander, Neville Q ^b   Yoxall, Harry ^c   Moore, Philippa ^a   O'Brien, Sarah J ^d   Evans, Mark ^e  

^a GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c Somerset Local Medical Committee   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^e AGW PHE Centre 2 Rivergate   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Diarrhoea; E. coli O157; General practice; Guidance; Investigation

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BLOODY DIARRHEA; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; EPIDEMIC; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES ANALYSIS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS DIARRHEA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANTIBIOTICS; DIARRHOEA; E. COLI O157; GENERAL PRACTICE; GUIDANCE; INVESTIGATION;

DIARRHEA; ENGLAND; FECES; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 84892582161     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp14X676429     Document Type: Article

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