Safety of reduced antibiotic prescribing for self limiting respiratory tract infections in primary care: Cohort study using electronic health records

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 354, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Gulliford, Martin C ^a   Moore, Michael V ^b   Little, Paul ^b   Hay, Alastair D ^c   Fox, Robin ^d   Prevost, A Toby ^a   Juszczyk, Dorota ^a   Charlton, Judith ^a   Ashworth, Mark ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; EMPYEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEMIERRE SYNDROME; MALE; MASTOIDITIS; MENINGITIS; PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS; PNEUMONIA; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SAFETY; VERY ELDERLY; GENERAL PRACTICE; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INCIDENCE; PATIENT SAFETY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; EMPYEMA; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INCIDENCE; LEMIERRE SYNDROME; MALE; MASTOIDITIS; MENINGITIS; PATIENT SAFETY; PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84978237173     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.i3410     Document Type: Article

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