Duration of antibiotic treatment for respiratory tract infections in primary care
Antibiotic courses for common RTIs are often prolonged, which does not align with current recommendations for course duration. Antibiotics should be avoided in cases of predominantly viral infections and most mixed infections; however, if deemed necessary, the courses should be substantially reduced to minimize unnecessary exposure.
Authors
- Gloria Córdoba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2609-0468)
- Pierre Marquet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7698-0760)
- Indrė Trečiokienė (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6583-9999)
- Laura Álvarez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2429-7542)
- Christos Lionis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9324-2839)
- Jesper Lykkegaard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9128-6136)
- Lina Jaruševičienė (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2171-3635)
- P Touboul (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1691-5515)
- Marilena Anastasaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2306-1626)
- M. Ricart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0099-6525)
- Rūta Radzevičienė (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6565-7845)
- Isabel Sebjørnsen
- Ria Benkő (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8009-8962)
- Athina Chalkidou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9164-8225)
- Maria-Nefeli Karkana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5394-8087)
- Anna Kowalczyk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7524-2085)
- Laura Vallejo‐Torres (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5833-6066)
- Ramon Monfà (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1324-3971)
- Ana García-Sangenís (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6689-6466)
- Auste Bandzaite
- Fabiana Raynal Floriano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0663-9230)
- Pascale Bruno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8022-114X)
- Carl Llor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6644-717X)
- Jens Søndergaard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1629-1864)
- Jørgen Nexøe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3806-5139)
- Bent Håkan Lindberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0964-1878)
- Rosa Morros (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6752-8748)
- András Bálint (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1767-3562)
- M. Cailleaux
- Georg Ruppe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2260-5158)
- Maarten Lambert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4958-9920)
- Ana Moragas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1307-0943)
- Katja Taxis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8539-2004)
- Jette Nygaard Jensen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5061-9766)
- Ingrid Keilegavlen Rebnord (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1975-7404)
- Malene Plejdrup Hansen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8444-1369)
- Anders Bjerrum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7302-106X)
- Beatríz González López-Valcarcel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5571-3257)
- Matilde Bøgelund Hansen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4659-824X)
- Sveinung Berntsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8250-4768)
- Maciek Godycki-Ćwirko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9204-5518)
- Lars Bjerrum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0969-0063)
- Daniela Modena
- Jonas Olsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7286-2513)
- Pierre Tattevin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3617-5411)
- Sergi Briones
- Vanessa Lesage
- Stella Mally
- Nina Camilla Døssing-Poulsen
- Pere Vilanova
Institutions
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LT)
- University of Crete (GR)
- University of Southern Denmark (DK)
- University of Oslo (NO)
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ES)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice (FR)
- NORCE Research AS (NO)
- Medical University of Lodz (PL)
- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol (ES)
- Crete University Press (GR)
- University of Bergen (NO)
- Aalborg University (DK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance
- Published
- 2024-12-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jacamr/dlaf028
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.89
Funders
- European Commission
- Third Health Programme