Amoxicillin for acute lower respiratory tract infection in primary care: Subgroup analysis of potential high-risk groups

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 64, Issue 619, 2014, Pages

  Moore, Michael ^a   Stuart, Beth ^a   Coenen, Samuel ^d   Butler, Chris C ^c   Goossens, Herman ^d   Verheij, Theo J M ^b   Little, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Primary health care; Randomised controlled trial; Respiratory infections

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; PLACEBO; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETERIORATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEVER; HEART DISEASE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SECONDARY ANALYSIS; SMOKING; SPUTUM; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFECTS; ECONOMICS; EUROPE; FEMALE; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK FACTOR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG EFFICACY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; MEDICAL HISTORY; PNEUMONIA;

ADULT; AMOXICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; EUROPE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; MALE; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84893121691     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp14x677121     Document Type: Article

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