ArticleScandinavian journal of primary health care2009
GPs' antibiotic prescription patterns for respiratory tract infections--still room for improvement.
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- Improving antibiotic prescribing in acute respiratory tract infections: cluster randomised trial from Norwegian general practice (prescription peer academic detailing (Rx-PAD) study).BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2013Trial
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- Bacterial pharyngitis, antimicrobial susceptibility, and associated factors among children at comprehensive specialized hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Antibiotic prescriptions associated with a diagnosis of acute nasopharyngitis by general GPs in France: a retrospective study.BJGP open · 2024Article
- Factors influencing antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections in primary care - a comparison of physicians with different antibiotic prescribing rates.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2024Article
- Antibiotic Treatment for Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in Primary Care: A Register-Based Study Examining the Role of Radiographic Imaging.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Antibiotic treatment of respiratory tract infections in adults in Norwegian general practice.JAC-antimicrobial resistance · 2023Article
- Variation of GP antibiotic prescribing tendency for contacts with out-of-hours primary care in Denmark - a cross-sectional register-based study.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2022Article
- Respiratory tract infections in Norwegian primary care 2006-2015: a registry-based study.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2022Article
- Antibiotic prescription for HIV-positive patients in primary health care in Mozambique: A cross-sectional study.Southern African journal of infectious diseases · 2022Article
- Encouraging rational antibiotic prescribing behaviour in primary care - prescribing practice among children aged 0-4 years 2016-2018: an observational study.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2021Observational
- Requests for new oral antibiotic prescriptions in children within 2 days: a Norwegian population-based study.Family practice · 2018Article
- Prescribing antibiotics when the stakes are higher - do GPs prescribe less when patients are pregnant? A retrospective observational study.BJGP open · 2018Article
- Geographic Variation in Antibiotic Consumption-Is It Due to Doctors' Prescribing or Patients' Consulting?Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2018Article
- Etiological Trends and Patterns of Antimicrobial Resistance in Respiratory Infections.The open microbiology journal · 2018Article
- Antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory tract infections in Norwegian primary care out-of-hours service.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2017Article
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- Interacting factors associated with Low antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections in primary health care - a mixed methods study in Sweden.BMC family practice · 2016Article
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Abstract
objectiveInappropriate use of antibiotics is associated with increased antibiotic resistance in the community. About 90% of all antibiotic prescriptions in Norway are issued by general practitioners and in 60% issued for respiratory tract infections. The article describes and analyses antibiotic prescription patterns by general practitioners in Vestfold, Norway.
designProspective cohort study. SUBJECTS: A total of 145 list-holding general practitioners in Vestfold, Norway in February to March 2003.
methodsMerging of two electronic administrative data sets: antibiotic prescriptions dispensed in pharmacies and general practitioners' electronic bills from the National Insurance Agency.
main outcome measuresProportion and type of antibiotic prescribed for different respiratory tract infectious diagnoses.
resultsWe found large variations among general practitioners' antibiotic prescription habits. In 27% of consultations with RTI diagnoses, an antibiotic was prescribed; 37% were for Penicillin V and 28% for a macrolide. Quinolones and cephalosporins were only rarely prescribed. In a logistic regression analysis the following factors were independently associated with antibiotic prescription rate: type of infection, type of contact, being a general practitioner specialist, and years since medical exam. In another logistic regression analysis the following factors were independently associated with broad-spectrum antibiotic prescription: type of infection, age of patient, type of contact, being a specialist, length of list, and being a high prescriber of antibiotics.
conclusionThe variation in proportion of total antibiotic prescribing and broad-spectrum prescription for respiratory tract infections is high, and reveals potentials to change general practitioners' prescription behaviour, in order to maintain the positive situation in Norway as to antibiotic resistance.
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