Reducing inappropriate antibiotic prescribing for children in primary care: A cluster randomised controlled trial of two interventions

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 68, Issue 668, 2018, Pages e204-e210

  Lemiengre, Marieke B ^a,b   Verbakel, Jan Y ^c,d   Colman, Roos ^a   De Burghgraeve, Tine ^d   Buntinx, Frank ^d,e   Aertgeerts, Bert ^d   De Baets, Frans ^f   De Sutter, An ^b  

^a Department of Public Health ^*  (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^e MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Children; Cluster randomised controlled trial; Inappropriate prescribing; Physician patient communication; Point of care testing; Primary care.

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INFANT; INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS INFECTION; ADULT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COUNSELING; GENERAL PRACTICE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; OTITIS MEDIA; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BELGIUM; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COUNSELING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INFANT; INFECTION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; OTITIS MEDIA; PARENTS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; POINT-OF-CARE TESTING; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 85042671413     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: 14785242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp18X695033     Document Type: Article

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