[Overprescribing of antibiotics outside the hospital]

Rev Med Brux. 1999 Feb;20(1):43-7.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Overprescription of antibiotics is evident in the community as well as in hospital, in veterinary practice or in agriculture. This leads to bacterial multiresistance and treatment failures. The limitation of this overprescription will not be obtained unless diagnostic, therapeutic and preventive guidelines are followed particularly in the management of the upper respiratory tract infections.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Belgium
  • Decision Trees
  • Drug Prescriptions / statistics & numerical data*
  • Drug Resistance, Microbial
  • Drug Utilization
  • Humans
  • Pharyngitis / drug therapy
  • Practice Patterns, Physicians' / statistics & numerical data*
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / drug therapy

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents