Antibiotic use for acute respiratory tract infections (ARTI) in primary care; what factors affect prescribing and why is it important? A narrative review

R O'Connor, J O'Doherty, A O'Regan… - Irish Journal of Medical …, 2018 - Springer
Background Antimicrobial resistance is an emerging global threat to health and is
associated with increased consumption of antibiotics. Seventy-four per cent of antibiotic …

Antibiotic stewardship—twenty years in the making

E Charani, A Holmes - Antibiotics, 2019 - mdpi.com
In the last 20 years, efforts were made to optimize antibiotic use in hospitals across the world
as a means of addressing the increasing threat of antibiotic resistance. Despite robust …

Ongoing strategies to improve the management of upper respiratory tract infections and reduce inappropriate antibiotic use particularly among lower and middle …

B Godman, M Haque, J McKimm… - … medical research and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Antibiotics are indispensable to maintaining human health; however, their
overuse has resulted in resistant organisms, increasing morbidity, mortality and costs …

Variability in antibiotic prescribing for upper respiratory illnesses by provider specialty

HM Frost, HQ McLean, BDW Chow - The Journal of pediatrics, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate variation in antibiotic prescribing between pediatric and nonpediatric
providers for common upper respiratory illnesses. Study design Patient encounters for …

Gap between cognitions and behaviors among children's guardians of influenza vaccination: the role of social influence and vaccine-related knowledge

J Wu, Z Wei, Y Yang, X Sun, S Zhan… - Human Vaccines & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The seasonal influenza vaccine coverage remains suboptimal among children even though
guardians expressed high willingness to vaccinate their children. This study aimed to …

Dissonant views-GPs' and parents' perspectives on antibiotic prescribing for young children with respiratory tract infections

R Biezen, D Grando, D Mazza, B Brijnath - BMC family practice, 2019 - Springer
Background Antibiotics are not recommended for treating uncomplicated respiratory tract
infections (RTIs), despite this, antibiotic prescribing for this is widespread. General …

Why do we not want to recommend influenza vaccination to young children? A qualitative study of Australian parents and primary care providers

R Biezen, D Grando, D Mazza, B Brijnath - Vaccine, 2018 - Elsevier
Introduction Influenza vaccination has been shown to be safe and effective against influenza
and in the prevention of complicating secondary respiratory illnesses. However, its uptake in …

Addressing antimicrobial stewardship in primary care—developing patient information sheets using co-design methodology

R Biezen, S Ciavarella, JA Manski-Nankervis… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Antibiotic resistance is a threat to global health, and inappropriate antibiotic use can be
associated with adverse effects. Developing tools to encourage better communication …

How do general practitioners access guidelines and utilise electronic medical records to make clinical decisions on antibiotic use? Results from an Australian …

R Biezen, C Roberts, K Buising, K Thursky, D Boyle… - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective This study aimed to explore how general practitioners (GPs) access and use both
guidelines and electronic medical records (EMRs) to assist in clinical decision-making when …

A systematic review using the Theoretical Domains Framework to identify barriers and facilitators to the adoption of prescribing guidelines

P Paksaite, J Crosskey, E Sula, C West… - International Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Evidence-based guidelines have the potential to reduce variation and increase
prescribing quality. Identifying the key determinants to their uptake, using a theory-based …