TY - JOUR
T1 - Optimal antimicrobial duration for common bacterial infections
AU - Wilson, Heather L.
AU - Daveson, Kathryn
AU - Del Mar, Christopher B.
PY - 2019/2/1
Y1 - 2019/2/1
N2 - Most antibiotic use in Australia arises from prescriptions in the community. The risk of antibiotic-related adverse events, including resistance, increases with longer treatment courses. When antibiotics are indicated for treatment, short courses are as effective as standard ones for most common infections. Therapeutic Guidelines: Antibiotic is a key reference for antimicrobial prescribing in Australia. General practitioners play a key role in reducing antibiotic use.
AB - Most antibiotic use in Australia arises from prescriptions in the community. The risk of antibiotic-related adverse events, including resistance, increases with longer treatment courses. When antibiotics are indicated for treatment, short courses are as effective as standard ones for most common infections. Therapeutic Guidelines: Antibiotic is a key reference for antimicrobial prescribing in Australia. General practitioners play a key role in reducing antibiotic use.
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U2 - 10.18773/austprescr.2019.001
DO - 10.18773/austprescr.2019.001
M3 - Article
C2 - 30765902
AN - SCOPUS:85073991129
SN - 0312-8008
VL - 42
SP - 5
EP - 9
JO - Australian Prescriber
JF - Australian Prescriber
IS - 1
M1 - 5
ER -