Has UK guidance affected general practitioner antibiotic prescribing for otitis media in children? | Zendy

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Has UK guidance affected general practitioner antibiotic prescribing for otitis media in children?

Author(s) -

Paula Louise Thompson,

Ruth Gilbert,

Paul F. Long,

Sonia Saxena,

Mike Sharland,

Ian Chi Kei Wong

Publication year - 2008

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/fdn072

Subject(s) - medicine , otitis , acute otitis media , antibiotics , medical prescription , pediatrics , surgery , biology , pharmacology , microbiology and biotechnology

Since 1997, UK guidance has advocated limiting antibiotic prescribing for otitis media. It is not known whether this has influenced general practitioner prescribing practice. Aims and objectives To investigate the trends in diagnoses and antibiotic prescribing for otitis media in children in relation to guidance.

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