Inappropriate antibiotic prescription for respiratory tract indications: Most prominent in adult patients

Family Practice

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 401-407

  Dekker, Anne R J ^a   Verheij, Theo J M ^a   van der Velden, Alike W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antibacterial agents; Guideline; Overprescription; Primary health care; Respiratory system; Respiratory tract infection

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN V; PHENETICILLIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CHRONIC SINUSITIS; CONSULTATION; COUGHING; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG INDICATION; EAR DISEASE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REGISTRATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RHINOSINUSITIS; SORE THROAT; THROAT DISEASE; TONSIL DISEASE; TONSILLITIS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; ODDS RATIO; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; ODDS RATIO; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84936975594     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmv019     Document Type: Article

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