Why has antibiotic prescribing for respiratory illness declined in primary care? A longitudinal study using the General Practice Research Database | Zendy

Mark Ashworth | Zendy; Kerry L. Cox | Zendy; Radoslav Latinovic | Zendy; Judith Charlton | Zendy; Martin Gulliford | Zendy; Gill Rowlands | Zendy

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Why has antibiotic prescribing for respiratory illness declined in primary care? A longitudinal study using the General Practice Research Database

Author(s) -

Mark Ashworth,

Kerry L. Cox,

Radoslav Latinovic,

Judith Charlton,

Martin Gulliford,

Gill Rowlands

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.916

H-Index - 82

eISSN - 1741-3850

pISSN - 1741-3842

DOI - 10.1093/pubmed/fdh160

Subject(s) - medicine , primary care , respiratory illness , general practice , family medicine , intensive care medicine , database , respiratory system , computer science

Antibiotic prescribing by general practitioners (GPs) increased in the 1980s and peaked in 1995. Prescribing volumes subsequently fell by over a quarter between 1995 and 2000, mostly accounted for by reduced antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory illnesses. We aimed to investigate changes in consultation rates and the proportion of consultations with antibiotics prescribed for different types of respiratory tract infections.

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