Antibiotic treatment of gastroenteritis in primary care | Zendy

Alwin Schierenberg | Zendy; Patricia BruijningVerhagen | Zendy; Sanne van Delft | Zendy; Marc J. M. Bonten | Zendy; Niek J. de Wit | Zendy

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Antibiotic treatment of gastroenteritis in primary care

Author(s) -

Alwin Schierenberg,

Patricia BruijningVerhagen,

Sanne van Delft,

Marc J. M. Bonten,

Niek J. de Wit

Publication year - 2018

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/dky385

Subject(s) - medicine , antibiotics , ciprofloxacin , antibiotic resistance , azithromycin , medical prescription , antimicrobial , metronidazole , intensive care medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , pharmacology , biology

Gastroenteritis (GE) is a frequent reason for consultating a general practitioner. Yet little is known about antibiotic prescribing in primary care patients with GE. In this study, we quantified empirical and targeted antibiotic treatment of GE, compliance with recommendations from primary care clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) and the degree of antimicrobial resistance in patients receiving diagnostic faeces testing (DFT).

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