Primary care clinician antibiotic prescribing decisions in consultations for children with RTIs: a qualitative interview study

British Journal of General Practice

Jeremy Horwood¹  Christie Cabral¹  Alastair D Hay¹  Jenny Ingram¹ 

[1] Centre for Academic Primary Care, NIHR School of Primary Care Research, School of Social and Community Medicine.

关键词: antibiotics;    childhood cough;    diagnosis;    qualitative research;    respiratory tract infections;   

DOI  :  10.3399/bjgp16X683821

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Royal College of General Practitioners

【 摘 要 】

Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are a major primary care challenge in children because they are common and costly, there is uncertainty regarding their diagnosis, prognosis, and management, and the overuse of antibiotics leads to illness medicalisation and bacterial resistance.

【 授权许可】

Unknown