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Safety of reduced antibiotic prescribing for self limiting respiratory tract infections in primary care: cohort study using electronic health records

Objective To determine whether the incidence of pneumonia, peritonsillar abscess, mastoiditis, empyema, meningitis, intracranial abscess, and Lemierre’s syndrome is higher in general practices that prescribe fewer antibiotics for self limiting respiratory tract infections (RTIs). Design Cohort study...

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Autores principales: Gulliford, Martin C, Moore, Michael V, Little, Paul, Hay, Alastair D, Fox, Robin, Prevost, A Toby, Juszczyk, Dorota, Charlton, Judith, Ashworth, Mark
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4933936/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27378578
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i3410