Risk of unintended consequences from lower antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections in primary care
Our results contribute to evidence on the safety of reduced antibiotic prescribing for RTIs in primary care. Results suggest that for the majority of practices, further reductions in RTI-related antibiotic prescribing should be possible without an increase in hospitalisation for pneumonia.
Authors
- Tricia M. McKeever (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0914-0416)
- Julie V. Robotham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2515-4084)
- Wei Shen Lim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7694-3051)
- James Stimson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1855-6229)
- Simon Royal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4560-6036)
- Emily Agnew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6851-8541)
- Stephanie Evans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2345-5249)
- Puja Myles (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8976-890X)
Institutions
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
- University of Nottingham (GB)
- Public Health England (GB)
- Public Health Agency (GB)
- Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Infection
- Published
- 2024-08-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2024.106255
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.19
Funders
- National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- University of Oxford