Delayed antibiotic prescribing and associated antibiotic consumption in adults with acute cough
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Delayed antibiotic prescribing and associated antibiotic consumption in adults with acute cough.
BACKGROUND Delayed antibiotic prescribing is promoted as a strategy to reduce antibiotic consumption, but its use and its effect on antibiotic consumption in routine care is poorly described. AIM To quantify delayed antibiotic prescribing in adults presenting in primary care with acute cough/lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI), duration of advised delay, consumption of delayed antibioti...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of General Practice
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0960-1643,1478-5242
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp12x654614