SynthesisScandinavian journal of primary health care2016
Quality assessment of diagnosis and antibiotic treatment of infectious diseases in primary care: a systematic review of quality indicators.
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- Quality indicators assessing antibiotic use in the outpatient setting: a systematic review followed by an international multidisciplinary consensus procedure.The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy · 2018Pooled it
- Efficacy of high doses of penicillin versus amoxicillin in the treatment of uncomplicated community acquired pneumonia in adults. A non-inferiority controlled clinical trial.Atencion primaria · 2019Trial
- Comparison between model global AWaRe-based quality indicators and quality indicators developed to assess the appropriateness of antibiotic prescribing in primary healthcare in South Africa.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Logistic Stewardship: Supporting Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs Based on Antibiotics Goods Flow.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Identifying AWaRe indicators for appropriate antibiotic use: a narrative review.The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy · 2024Review
- Setting targets for antibiotic use in general practice in Europe: A scoping review.The European journal of general practice · 2024Article
- Evolution of the murine gut resistome following broad-spectrum antibiotic treatment.Nature communications · 2022Article
- Changes in antibiotic prescription following an education strategy for acute respiratory infections.NPJ primary care respiratory medicine · 2021Article
- The Role of Gram-Negative Bacteria in Urinary Tract Infections: Current Concepts and Therapeutic Options.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2021Review
- Applicability of Outpatient Quality Indicators for Appropriate Antibiotic Use in a Primary Health Care Area: a Point Prevalence Survey.Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy · 2020Article
- Structural Antibiotic Surveillance and Stewardship via Indication-Linked Quality Indicators: Pilot in Dutch Primary Care.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Antibiotic exposure and 'response failure' for subsequent respiratory tract infections: an observational cohort study of UK preschool children in primary care.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2019Observational
- Antibiotic Prescribing Quality in Out-of-Hours Primary Care and Critical Appraisal of Disease-Specific Quality Indicators.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Article
- Impact of Disease Prevalence Adjustment on Hospitalization Rates for Chronic Ambulatory Care-Sensitive Conditions in Germany.Health services research · 2018Article
- Clinical indications for antibiotic use in Danish general practice: results from a nationwide electronic prescription database.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2017Article
- Quality indicators for the diagnosis and antibiotic treatment of acute respiratory tract infections in general practice: a RAND Appropriateness Method.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2017Article
- Characterisation of antibiotic prescriptions for acute respiratory tract infections in Danish general practice: a retrospective registry based cohort study.NPJ primary care respiratory medicine · 2017Article
- A Systematic Review of Quality Indicators for Appropriate Antibiotic Use in Hospitalized Adult Patients.Infectious disease reports · 2017Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo identify existing quality indicators (QIs) for diagnosis and antibiotic treatment of patients with infectious diseases in primary care.
designA systematic literature search was performed in PubMed and EMBASE. We included studies with a description of the development of QIs for diagnosis and antibiotic use in patients with infectious diseases in primary care. We extracted information about (1) type of infection; (2) target for quality assessment; (3) methodology used for developing the QIs; and (4) whether the QIs were developed for a national or international application. The QIs were organised into three categories: (1) QIs focusing on the diagnostic process; (2) QIs focusing on the decision to prescribe antibiotics; and (3) QIs concerning the choice of antibiotics.
resultsEleven studies were included in this review and a total of 130 QIs were identified. The majority (72%) of the QIs were focusing on choice of antibiotics, 22% concerned the decision to prescribe antibiotics, and few (6%) concerned the diagnostic process. Most QIs were either related to respiratory tract infections or not related to any type of infection. A consensus method (mainly the Delphi technique), based on either a literature study or national guidelines, was used for the development of QIs in all of the studies.
conclusionsThe small number of existing QIs predominantly focuses on the choice of antibiotics and is often drug-specific. There is a remarkable lack of diagnostic QIs. Future development of new QIs, especially disease-specific QIs concerning the diagnostic process, is needed. KEY POINTS In order to improve the use of antibiotics in primary care, measurable instruments, such as quality indicators, are needed to assess the quality of care being provided. A total of 11 studies were found, including 130 quality indicators for diagnosis and antibiotic treatment of infectious diseases in primary care. The majority of the identified quality indicators were focusing on the choice of antibiotics and only a few concerned the diagnostic process. All quality indicators were developed by means of a consensus method and were often based on literature studies or guidelines.
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