TY - JOUR
T1 - Acute sinusitis and sore throat in primary care
AU - Del Mar, Chris
PY - 2016/8/1
Y1 - 2016/8/1
N2 - Sore throat and acute sinusitis are not straightforward diagnoses. Trying to guess the responsible pathogen may not be the best approach. Being guided by empirical evidence may be more useful. It suggests some, but very few, benefits for antibiotics. This has to be balanced with some, but few, harms from antibiotics, including diarrhoea, rash and thrush. Prescribers should also be aware of the risk of antibiotic resistance for the individual, as well as for the population as a whole. GPs should explain the evidence for the benefits and the harms of antibiotics to patients within a shared decision-making framework.
AB - Sore throat and acute sinusitis are not straightforward diagnoses. Trying to guess the responsible pathogen may not be the best approach. Being guided by empirical evidence may be more useful. It suggests some, but very few, benefits for antibiotics. This has to be balanced with some, but few, harms from antibiotics, including diarrhoea, rash and thrush. Prescribers should also be aware of the risk of antibiotic resistance for the individual, as well as for the population as a whole. GPs should explain the evidence for the benefits and the harms of antibiotics to patients within a shared decision-making framework.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84982275280&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.18773/austprescr.2016.046
DO - 10.18773/austprescr.2016.046
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84982275280
SN - 0312-8008
VL - 39
SP - 116
EP - 118
JO - Australian Prescriber
JF - Australian Prescriber
IS - 4
ER -
