Antibiotic prescribing for upper respiratory tract infections and acute bronchitis: a longitudinal analysis of general practitioner trainees.

Emma J BaillieGregory Merlo Parker J Magin Amanda Tapley Katie J Mulquiney Joshua Saul Davis Alison Fielding Andrew Davey Elizabeth G Holliday Jean Ball Neil Spike Kristen FitzGerald Mieke L van Driel

Published in: Family practice (2022)

GP registrars' prescribing for URTI and acute bronchitis/bronchiolitis declined over the 10-year period. Prescribing for acute bronchitis/bronchiolitis, however, remains higher than recommended benchmarks. Continued education and programme-level antibiotic stewardship interventions are required to further reduce registrars' antibiotic prescribing for acute bronchitis/bronchiolitis to appropriate levels.

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