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

CONCLUSIONS: Antibiotics are prescribed for ARIs at rates 4-9 times as high as those recommended by Therapeutic Guidelines. Our data provide the basis for setting absolute targets for reducing antibiotic prescribing in Australian general practice. PMID: 28701117 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28701117?dopt=Abstract

Source: Med J Aust - July 14, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: McCullough AR, Pollack AJ, Plejdrup Hansen M, Glasziou PP, Looke DF, Britt HC, Del Mar CB Tags: Med J Aust Source Type: research