MORE THAN A FIFTH OF ANTIBIOTICS COULD BE 'INAPPROPRIATE'

摘要

There is "substantial" inappropriate antibiotic prescribing in primary care in England, particularly for respiratory tract conditions, accordingto research by Public Health England. The research, published in a five-article supplement for the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (online, 27 February 2018), attempted to quantify the extent of inappropriate prescribing in primary care in the UK.