Objectives In the past two decades, human antibiotic consumption has increased globally,
contributing to the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance and needing urgent …

Background The public's irrational use of antibiotics for upper respiratory tract infections
(URTIs) is prevalent worldwide. This study aims to synthesize evidence on how people use …

Antibiotics are commonly prescribed among older adults, and inappropriate use of
antibiotics has been noted. However, there is limited information about their knowledge and …

Background Acute sore throat is one of the most common problems for which patients
consult their general practitioner and is a key area for inappropriate antibiotic prescribing …

Background Although antibiotics have little or no benefit for most upper respiratory tract
infections (URTIs), they continue to be prescribed frequently in primary care. Physicians …

Background Identifying knowledge gaps regarding antibiotic use and resistance is important
for future interventional strategies. There is limited information on Malaysia's general public's …

An outpatient antimicrobial stewardship program (O-ASP) was developed and implemented
to promote appropriate antibiotic therapy in outpatient settings. As active patient involvement …

Background Requests by patients for antibiotics are known to strongly affect doctors'
decisions to prescribe them. Objective. The aim of this study was to establish how frequently …

Antibiotic resistance is currently one of the biggest global health threats. Patients' antibiotic
expectations have been found among the strongest predictors of clinicians' decisions to …

Antibiotic resistance has been, and remains, a serious and complex issue in South Korea,
with the resistance rate steadily increasing. To contribute to the research finding out why this …