Reduced antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory infections in adults and children

British Journal of General Practice

Zhen Chen¹  Joshua P Metlay¹  Sharon B Meropol¹ 

[1]Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Penn Center for Education and Research on Therapeutics, and Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, US

关键词: anti-infective agents;    databases;    health services research;    prescriptions;    respiratory tract infections;   

DOI  :  10.3399/bjgp09X472610

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Royal College of General Practitioners

【 摘 要 】

Recent public health efforts, including in the UK and US, have targeted decreasing unnecessary antibiotic use. In the US, prescribing for acute non-specific respiratory infections (ARIs) has decreased, but broad-spectrum antibacterial prescribing has soared.

【 授权许可】

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