Antibiotic prescription patterns for upper respiratory tract infections in the outpatient Qatari population in the private sector | Zendy

Adeel A. Butt | Zendy; Cristina S. Navasero | Zendy; Bright Thomas | Zendy; Salih Al Marri | Zendy; Huda Al Katheeri | Zendy; Asmaa Al Thani | Zendy; Abdullatif Al Khal | Zendy; Tasnim Khan | Zendy; AbdulBadi AbouSamra | Zendy

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Antibiotic prescription patterns for upper respiratory tract infections in the outpatient Qatari population in the private sector

Author(s) -

Adeel A. Butt,

Cristina S. Navasero,

Bright Thomas,

Salih Al Marri,

Huda Al Katheeri,

Asmaa Al Thani,

Abdullatif Al Khal,

Tasnim Khan,

AbdulBadi AbouSamra

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.12.004

Subject(s) - medicine , medical prescription , respiratory tract infections , antibiotics , specialty , population , private sector , psychological intervention , over the counter , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , family medicine , environmental health , respiratory system , microbiology and biotechnology , pharmacology , biology , psychiatry , economics , economic growth

Antibiotics are often inappropriately prescribed for upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) in developed countries. Data on the proportion of inappropriate prescriptions are lacking from the Middle East and other developing countries.

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