Objectives: To obtain detailed information on current prescribing rates of antibiotics for
respiratory tract infections (RTIs) in Dutch general practice and its relation with age and …

Background Swedish studies on antibiotic use in primary care have been based on one-
week registrations of infections. In order to study adherence to guidelines, analyses based …

Objectives Overutilisation of antibiotics may contribute to the emergence of antimicrobial
drug resistance, a growing international concern. This study aimed to analyse the …

Background Due to clinical and non-clinical factors, considerable variation exists in the
prescribing of antibiotics for respiratory tract infections (RTIs) by GPs based in the …

Background. Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) comprise the most common indication for
consulting a general practitioner and obtaining an antibiotic prescription. Objective. To study …

Objectives To examine general practitioners'(GPs') antibiotic prescribing patterns for acute
respiratory tract infections (ARTIs) as compared with national guidelines. We also wanted to …

The aim of our study was to describe the pattern of antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract
infections. Forty-four family physicians from Białystok (north-eastern Poland) filled in …

Background: Respiratory tract infections are common in general practice: antibiotics and
symptomatic drugs are frequently prescribed for these conditions. Since most respiratory …

Inappropriate use of antibiotics is contributing to the increasing rates of antimicrobial
resistance. Several Danish guidelines on antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory tract …

Objectives: To assess determinants of antibiotic overprescribing in patients with sinusitis,
tonsillitis and bronchitis in Dutch general practice. Patients and methods: A total of 146 …