Title: Prescribing Antimicrobial Drugs for Acute Gastroenteritis, Primary Care, Australia, 2013-2018.
Authors: Wen-Qiang He; Kirk, Martyn D.; Hall, John; Liu, Bette; He, Wen-Qiang
Abstract: During 2013-2018, antimicrobial drugs were prescribed for 6.8% of cases of acute gastroenteritis encountered in general practice in Australia, including 35.7% of Salmonella infections and 54.1% of Campylobacter infections. During that time, prescriptions for acute gastroenteritis decreased by 2.0%. Managing infectious gastroenteritis in general practice will require greater antimicrobial stewardship.
Subjects: AUSTRALIA; CAMPYLOBACTER infections; DRUG prescribing; GASTROENTERITIS; ANTI-infective agents; SALMONELLA diseases; RESEARCH; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL cooperation; EVALUATION research; PRIMARY health care; COMPARATIVE studies; DRUGS; ANTIBIOTICS
Publication: Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2021, Vol 27, Issue 5, p1462
ISSN: 1080-6040
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.3201/eid2705.203692

Prescribing Antimicrobial Drugs for Acute Gastroenteritis, Primary Care, Australia, 2013-2018.

Wen-Qiang He; Kirk, Martyn D.; Hall, John; Liu, Bette; He, Wen-Qiang