Antibiotic use is a modifiable driver of antibiotic resistance. In many circumstances, antibiotic
use is overly broad or unnecessary. We systematically assessed factors associated with …

The causes of antibiotic resistance are complex and include human behaviour at many
levels of society; the consequences affect everybody in the world. Similarities with climate …

Policy Points: Racial/ethnic differences in the overuse of care (specifically, unneeded care
that does not improve patients' outcomes) have received little scholarly attention. Our …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: Physicians often prescribe antibiotics to patients even when there is no
clear indication for their use. Previous studies examining antibiotic use in acute bronchitis …

BACKGROUND: The common cold is a viral infection with symptoms such as sneezing, sore
throat, and running nose. It is one of the most prevalent illnesses in the world, and although …

Background and Objectives: Overprescribing of antibiotics is one of the important
contributors of antimicrobial resistance globally. A high proportion of antibiotics prescribed in …

Antibiotic prescribing in primary care for common respiratory infections increased steadily
until the mid 1990s, when the trend reversed noticeably. During the subsequent decade …

There are serious problems concerning the inadequate prescription of antibiotics and
overuse of injections in primary care. However, the determinants of prescription patterns in …

Introduction: worldwide, antibiotics are the most commonly prescribed and abused drugs for
upper respiratory tract infections. Acute upper respiratory infections are common in children …

OBJECTIVES: Rapid influenza diagnostic testing is potentially a useful means to decrease
inappropriate prescription of antibiotics. We studied the impact of access to rapid influenza …