Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are some of the most common infections in human medicine
worldwide, recognized as an important public health concern to healthcare systems around …

Abstract Objectives Quality indicators (QIs) assessing the appropriateness of antibiotic use
are essential to identify targets for improvement and guide antibiotic stewardship …

The emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) represent an ever-growing
healthcare challenge worldwide. Nevertheless, the mechanisms and timescales shaping …

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

Many quality indicators for appropriate antibiotic use have been developed. We aimed to
make a systematic inventory, including the development methodology and validation …

Objective: To assess the availability and applicability of clinical indications from electronic
prescriptions on antibiotic use in Danish general practice. Design: Retrospective cohort …

Objectives To assess the quality of antibiotic prescribing of Swiss primary care physicians
with high prescription rates. Methods In January 2015, we mailed a structured questionnaire …

Abstract Introduction Quality indicators (QIs) are widely used tools for antibiotic stewardship
programmes. The Access, Watch, Reserve (AWaRe) system has been developed by the …

Outpatient antibiotic use in Belgium is among the highest in Europe. The most common
reason for an encounter in out-of-hours (OOH) primary care is an infection. In this study, we …

Objectives To explore effects of disease prevalence adjustment on ambulatory care–
sensitive hospitalization (ACSH) rates used for quality comparisons. Data Sources/Study …