Background Concerns exist regarding antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections
(RTIs) owing to adverse reactions, cost, and antibacterial resistance. One strategy to reduce …

ObjectiveEvaluate the effect of outpatient antimicrobial stewardship programs on
prescribing, patient, microbial outcomes, and costs. DesignSystematic …

Background The safety, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness of molnupiravir, an oral
antiviral medication for SARS-CoV-2, has not been established in vaccinated patients in the …

Summary The Core Elements of Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship provides a framework for
antibiotic stewardship for outpatient clinicians and facilities that routinely provide antibiotic …

Objective To determine the diagnostic and triage accuracy of online symptom checkers
(tools that use computer algorithms to help patients with self diagnosis or self triage). Design …

Clin Microbiol Infect 2011; 17 (Suppl. 6): E1–E59 Abstract This document is an update of
Guidelines published in 2005 and now includes scientific publications through to May 2010 …

Background High-volume prescribing of antibiotics in primary care is a major driver of
antibiotic resistance. Education of physicians and patients can lower prescribing levels, but it …

Background The benefits and risks of antibiotics for acute bronchitis remain unclear despite
it being one of the most common illnesses seen in primary care. Objectives To assess the …

BACKGROUND Since the 1998 European Respiratory Society (ERS) lower respiratory tract
infection (LRTI) guidelines 1 were published, the evidence on which they were based has …

Objective To assess the effect of general practitioner testing for C reactive protein (disease
approach) and receiving training in enhanced communication skills (illness approach) on …