Antibiotics for acute respiratory infections in general practice: Comparison of prescribing rates with guideline recommendations

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 207, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 65-69

  McCullough, Amanda R ^a   Pollack, Allan J ^b   Hansen, Malene Plejdrup ^c   Glasziou, Paul P ^a   Looke, David F M ^d   Britt, Helena C ^b   Del Mar, Christopher B ^a  

^a BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; ACUTE RHINOSINUSITIS; ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS; BRONCHITIS; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; PERTUSSIS; PHARYNGITIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; TONSILLITIS; ACUTE DISEASE; AUSTRALIA; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AUSTRALIA; GENERAL PRACTICE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 85026319166     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja16.01042     Document Type: Article

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