Antibiotic prescription patterns for upper respiratory tract infections in the outpatient Qatari population in the private sector

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 55, Issue , 2017, Pages 20-23

  Butt, Adeel Ajwad ^a,b,c   Navasero, Cristina S ^a   Thomas, Bright ^a   Marri, Salih Al ^d   Katheeri, Huda Al ^d   Thani, Asmaa Al ^e   Khal, Abdullatif Al ^b   Khan, Tasnim ^f   Abou Samra, Abdul Badi ^b  

^a Hamad Healthcare Quality Institute   (Qatar)

^b HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION   (Qatar)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^d Ministry of Health   (Qatar)

^e QATAR UNIVERSITY   (Qatar)

^f National Health Insurance Corporation   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Inappropriate; Upper respiratory tract

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUTHORITY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INTERNAL MEDICINE; LICENSING; MIDDLE EAST; OUTPATIENT; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIVATE SECTOR; QATAR; QATARI; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; PENICILLINS; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; PRIVATE SECTOR; QATAR; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85008388784     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.12.004     Document Type: Article

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