Objectives Antibiotic overprescribing in primary care has major impacts on the development
of antibiotic resistance. The objective of this study is to provide insight in antibiotics …

European guidelines for treating acute cough/lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) aim to
reduce nonevidence-based variation in prescribing, and better target and increase the use …

Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) account for a large part of antibiotic prescriptions in
primary care. However, guidelines advise restrictive antibiotic prescribing for RTIs. Only in …

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

Background. Antibiotics are over-prescribed for lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI). The
influence of clinicians' history and examination findings on antibiotic prescribing for LRTI has …

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

Background Characteristics of high and low prescribers of antibiotics in German primary
care were analysed using population data. We aimed to evaluate differences in prescribing …

Background Antimicrobial resistance is fueled by inappropriate use of antibiotics. Global and
national strategies support rational use of antibiotics to retain treatment options and reduce …

Background Antibiotic overprescription is a worldwide problem. Decisions regarding
antibiotic prescription for respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are influenced by medical and …

Background Antibiotics are being overprescribed in ambulant care, especially for respiratory
tract infections (RTIs). Gaining insight into the actual reasons for prescribing remains …