ArticleAtencion primaria2002
[Antibiotics prescription in ambulatory patient].
Article in Atencion primaria, 2002. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- [Introduction of rapid streptococcal antigen test: can its use improve adherence to antibiotic therapy?]Atencion primaria · 2021Trial
- Impact of a multifaceted intervention to improve antibiotic prescribing: a pragmatic cluster-randomised controlled trial.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2020Trial
- [Evolution of the outpatient antibiotic prescription between 2012 and 2018. Characteristics of the ABPresclín platform created for the analysis of antibiotic prescription in the health service of the Balearic Islands.]Revista espanola de salud publica · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo find what antibiotics are prescibed for common infections in adult and paediatric primary care patients.
designDrug utilization (DU) study: cross-sectional and observational design.
settingPrimary care centres and hospital casualty departments in Bages and Berguedà counties (total population: 198 129 inhabitants).
participantsAdults and children with acute respiratory infection, acute otitis media, acute pharyngitis, acute tonsillitis, or acute bronchitis and flu syndrome; adults only with acute sinusitis, attacks of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or urinary infections. MAIN MEASUREMENTS AND
results1596 episodes from November 1999 to February 2000 were collected. 975 (61%) of these were in adults, and 621 (3996) in children. Of the infections of mainly viral aetilogy, those most commonly treated with antibiotics were acute Bronchitis, in both adults (76.096 [95% CI, 67.6%-84.2%]) and children (60296 [95% CI, 50.0%-70.5%]). The most common antibiotics were: amoxycillin/clavulanic acid for otitis (34%), sinusitis (37%) and tonsillitis (44%) in adults macrolides in attacks of COPD (4096) and tonsillitis (33%) in children; quinolones for urinary infections (56%), and cefalor for otitis in children (2096).
conclusionsLocal policy measures need to be taken to improve use of antibiotics for primary care patients. DU studies are extremely useful, as their description of the pattern of prescription enables concrete problems to be detected.
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