Antibiotic overuse for acute respiratory tract infections in Sri Lanka: a qualitative study of outpatients and their physicians

BACKGROUND: Acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs) are a common reason for antibiotic overuse worldwide. We previously showed that over 80% of outpatients presenting to a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka with influenza-like illness received antibiotic prescriptions, although almost half were...

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Autores principales: Tillekeratne, L. Gayani, Bodinayake, Champica K., Dabrera, Thushani, Nagahawatte, Ajith, Arachchi, Wasantha Kodikara, Sooriyaarachchi, Anoji, Stewart, Kearsley, Watt, Melissa, Østbye, Truls, Woods, Christopher W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5356233/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28302056
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12875-017-0619-z

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5356233/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28302056
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12875-017-0619-z

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