Interventions To Improve Antibiotic Prescribing for Uncomplicated Acute Respiratory Tract Infections - Clinician Summary | AHRQ Effective Health Care Program

• Clinician Summary: Interventions To Improve Antibiotic Prescribing for Uncomplicated Acute Respiratory Tract Infections
• 

Clinician Summary – Apr. 6, 2016

Interventions To Improve Antibiotic Prescribing for Uncomplicated Acute Respiratory Tract Infections

Formats

• View PDF(PDF) 234 kB  


• Help with Viewers, Players, and Plug-ins

Table of Contents

• Focus of This Summary
• Background
• Conclusions
• Overview of Research Evidence
• Other Findings of the Review
• What To Discuss With Your Patients and/or Their Caregivers
• Gaps in Knowledge and Limitations of the Evidence Base
• Source
• Appendixes

Focus of This Summary

This is a summary of a systematic review evaluating the evidence regarding the effectiveness and adverse consequences of strategies for reducing antibiotic use in adults and children with uncomplicated acute respiratory tract infections (RTIs). The systematic review included 133 unique studies published from 1990 to February 2015. Although this summary provides a review of evidence, it should not be construed to represent clinical recommendations or guidelines.

Interventions To Improve Antibiotic Prescribing for Uncomplicated Acute Respiratory Tract Infections - Clinician Summary | AHRQ Effective Health Care Program