INTRODUCTION This study examines the antibiotic prescription in dentists participated in 9(th) Congress of Iranian Association of Endodontists in Esfahan/2006. MATERIALS AND METHODS A questionnaire for this cross sectional study was designed for evaluating the patterns of antibiotic prescription. It included some demographic information, clinical signs, and conditions in need for antibiotic a...

BACKGROUND Antimicrobial resistance has become a serious worldwide public health problem and is associated with antibiotic overuses. Whether personalized prescription feedback to high antibiotic prescribers using routinely collected data can lower antibiotic use in the long run is unknown. METHODS We describe the design and rationale of a nationwide pragmatic randomized controlled trial enrol...

BACKGROUND Antibiotic use and concomitant resistance are increasing. Literature reviews do not unambiguously indicate which interventions are most effective in improving antibiotic prescribing practice. AIM To assess the effectiveness of physician-targeted interventions aiming to improve antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections (RTIs) in primary care, and to identify intervent...

background: high prices and the risk of bacterial resistance are two important reasons for educations of rational use of antibiotics in general physicians (gps). the aim of this study was to determine the effect of workshop on rational use of antibiotics in gps prescriptions. methods: this was a before-after study, which was conducted on 17 attended gps in the workshop. 2040 prescriptions from ...

OBJECTIVES In France, the public reporting of antibiotic policies in hospitals has been mandatory since 2007. Consequently, all hospitals provide to the Ministry of Health an annual follow-up of antibiotic policy. This study aimed at identifying antibiotic policy measures related to a lower antibiotic consumption. METHODS Data on antibiotic policy were extracted from the 2007 infection contro...

Resistance to antibiotics is a worldwide concern and community pharmacies can play a strategic role in controlling this issue through rationalizing antibiotic consumption. Considering that dispensing any type of antibiotics without a prescription is prohibited in according to Iran’s regulations, this study was conducted to quantify the rate of antibiotic dispensing without a prescription by pha...

Background: More than 97% of febrile infants and young children have self-limiting viral infection and therefore, would not require antibiotics. Over prescription of antibiotics increases antibiotics exposure and development of resistance among patients. There is need to evaluate empiric antibiotic prescription in order to limit its use to only febrile children with bacterial infection. Aim and...

PURPOSE To examine factors correlating with antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs) in Norwegian primary care out-of-hours service. MATERIALS AND METHODS Retrospective data analysis for the year 2014 in two out-of-hours primary care units located in the towns of Hamar and Tønsberg in Norway, analysing type and frequency of different antibiotics prescribed by 117 ...

OBJECTIVE To explore how C-reactive protein (CRP) tests serve to support physicians in decisions concerning antibiotic prescription to patients with respiratory tract infections (RTI). DESIGN Prospective observational study. SETTING Primary health care centres in western Sweden. SUBJECTS Physicians in primary health care. Patients with acute RTI. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Physician willingn...