Antibiotic prescription strategies and adverse outcome for uncomplicated lower respiratory tract infections: prospective cough complication cohort (3C) study

This study of 28,779 patients presenting in UK general practice showed that subsequent hospital admission or death occurred in 0.3% who received no antibiotic prescription, vs 0.9% who received immediate antibiotics, and 0.4% who received a prescription for delayed antibiotics.
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news