Background Antimicrobial resistance is an emerging global threat to health and is
associated with increased consumption of antibiotics. Seventy-four per cent of antibiotic …

Aims and objectives To understand the factors influencing parental attitudes towards
antibiotic prescribing. Background Overuse of antibiotics and inappropriate prescribing has …

Summary Background The 2017 WHO Model List of Essential Medicines for Children
(EMLc) groups antibiotics as Access, Watch, or Reserve, based on recommendations of their …

Background. Numerous studies suggest overprescribing of antibiotics for respiratory tract
indications (RTIs), without really authenticating inappropriate prescription; the strict criteria of …

Objectives To identify the rates of potentially inappropriate antibiotic choice when
prescribing for common infections in UK general practices. To examine the predictors of …

Resistance to antibiotics is a major public-health concern and antibiotic use is being ever
more recognized as the main discriminatory pressure driving this resistance. The aim was to …

Objective To obtain information on prescribing rates and choice of antibiotics for acute,
uncomplicated respiratory tract infections (RTI s) in the community. Methods Antibiotic use in …

Background Antibiotic consumption can lead to antimicrobial resistance and microbiome
imbalance. We sought to estimate global antibiotic consumption for sore throat, and the …

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 …

Although overprovision of antibiotics in primary care is a key driver of antibiotic resistance,
little is known about its determinants in low-income and middle-income countries. Patient …