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

Objective: To compare the current rate of antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory infections (ARIs) in Australian general practice with the recommendations in the most widely consulted therapeutic guidelines in Australia (Therapeutic Guidelines). Design and setting: Comparison of general practi...

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Published in:	Medical journal of Australia Vol. 207; no. 2; pp. 65 - 69
Main Authors:	McCullough, Amanda R, Pollack, Allan J, Plejdrup Hansen, Malene, Glasziou, Paul P, Looke, David FM, Britt, Helena C, Del Mar, Christopher B
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Australia 17.07.2017
Subjects:	Acute Disease Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Australia General medicine General Practice - statistics & numerical data Guideline Adherence Humans Inappropriate Prescribing - statistics & numerical data Practice Guidelines as Topic Practice Patterns, Physicians' - statistics & numerical data Primary Health Care Referral and Consultation Respiratory tract diseases Respiratory Tract Infections - classification Respiratory Tract Infections - drug therapy Prescribing Anti-infective agents Drug resistance, microbial Primary care
ISSN:	0025-729X, 1326-5377, 1326-5377
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