Open AccessPatient Factors in Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescribing for Upper Respiratory Tract Infection in the Emergency Department
Author(s) -
Azmi T. Ahmad,
Junainah Nor,
Ariff Arithra Abdullah,
Tuan Hairulnizam Tuan Kamauzaman,
Mohd Boniami Yazid
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the malaysian journal of medical sciences/the malaysian journal of medical science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2180-4303
pISSN - 1394-195X
DOI - 10.21315/mjms2021.28.2.7
Subject(s) - medicine , antibiotics , chills , emergency department , tonsillitis , respiratory tract infections , medical prescription , incidence (geometry) , acute tonsillitis , emergency medicine , pediatrics , respiratory system , physics , optics , psychiatry , microbiology and biotechnology , pharmacology , biology
Emergency departments (EDs) are frequently misused for non-emergency cases such as upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs). Flooding of these cases may contribute to inappropriate antibiotic prescribing. The aim of this study was to determine the patient factors associated with inappropriate antibiotic prescribing for URTIs in the EDs.