Addressing inappropriate antibiotic prescribing in China

antibiotic and interventions to reduce inappropriate prescribing

Curbing Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescribing: What Works?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has campaigned to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing for more than 20 years, yet antibiotic prescriptions for acute respiratory tract infections, which generally do not require antibiotic treatment, have decreased only modestly for children and not at all for adults.1,2 Physicians are aware of the problem of resistance to antibiotics, but ...

Predictors of inappropriate antibiotic prescribing among primary care physicians.

BACKGROUND Inappropriate use of antibiotics promotes antibiotic resistance. Little is known about physician characteristics that may be associated with inappropriate antibiotic prescribing. Our objective was to assess whether physician knowledge, time in practice, place of training and practice volume explain the differences in antibiotic prescribing among physicians. METHODS A historical coh...

Addressing Antibiotic Abuse in China: An Experimental Audit Study.

China has high rates of antibiotic abuse and antibiotic resistance but the causes are still a matter for debate. Strong physician financial incentives to prescribe are likely to be an important cause. However, patient demand (or physician beliefs about patient demand) is often cited and may also play a role. We use an audit study to examine the effect of removing financial incentives, and to tr...

Effects of Behavioral Interventions on Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescribing in Primary Care 12 Months After Stopping Interventions.

Effects of Behavioral Interventions on Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescribing in Primary Care 12Months After Stopping Interventions Inappropriate antibiotic prescribing contributes to antibiotic resistance and leads to adverse events.1 A clusterrandomized trial of 3 behavioral interventions2 intended to reduce inappropriate prescribing found that 2 of the 3 interventions were effective.3 This stu...