Cigarette smoking and risk of subsequent use of antibacterials: a follow-up of 365 117 men and women | Zendy

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Cigarette smoking and risk of subsequent use of antibacterials: a follow-up of 365 117 men and women

Author(s) -

Hege Salvesen Blix,

Vidar Hjellvik,

Irene Litleskare,

Marit Rønning,

Aage Tverdal

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124

H-Index - 194

eISSN - 1460-2091

pISSN - 0305-7453

DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkr273

Subject(s) - medicine , medical prescription , antibiotics , demography , environmental health , risk factor , population , marital status , relative risk , pediatrics , confidence interval , sociology , microbiology and biotechnology , pharmacology , biology

Antibacterial prescribing is driving antibiotic resistance. We aimed to analyse whether smoking habits are associated with susceptibility to be prescribed antibacterials in primary care and to examine whether patients' smoking habits influence physicians' choice of therapy.

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