Antibiotic use in Dutch primary care: Relation between diagnosis, consultation and treatment

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1701-1707

  van den Broek d'Obrenan, Joep ^a   Verheij, Theo J M ^a   Numans, Mattijs E ^a   van der Velden, Alike W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Disease management; ICPC; Infections; Prescriptions; Quality

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; MACROLIDE; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DRUG USE; EAR INFECTION; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INCIDENCE; NETHERLANDS; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SKIN INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DRUG UTILIZATION; FACTUAL DATABASE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MICROBIOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DATASETS AS TOPIC; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 84903897989     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dku005     Document Type: Article

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