Trends in antibiotic prescribing in primary care for clinical syndromes subject to national recommendations to reduce antibiotic resistance, UK 1995-2011: Analysis of a large database of primary care consultations

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 69, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 3423-3430

  Hawker, Jeremy I ^a   Smith, Sue ^a   Smith, Gillian E ^a   Morbey, Roger ^a   Johnson, Alan P ^a   Fleming, Douglas M ^b   Shallcross, Laura ^c   Hayward, Andrew C ^c  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prescribing; Otitis media; Primary care; Respiratory tract infections; Surveillance trends; Urinary tract infections

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; TRIMETHOPRIM; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; COUGHING; DATA BASE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; PATIENT CODING; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SORE THROAT; TREND STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG THERAPY; DRUG UTILIZATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; STANDARDS; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG THERAPY; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84919380235     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dku291     Document Type: Article

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