Interventions to reduce childhood antibiotic prescribing for upper respiratory infections: systematic review and meta-analysis
This study ssesses whether interventions antibiotic prescription rates can be reduced and what factors impact intervention effectiveness
Abstract
Antibiotics are overprescribed for children with upper respiratory infections (URIs), leading to unnecessary expenditures, adverse events and antibiotic resistance. This study assesses whether interventions antibiotic prescription rates (APR) for childhood URIs can be reduced and what factors impact intervention effectiveness.
This research is supported by the Department for International Development’s COMDIS–HSD Programme which is led by the University of Leeds
Citation
Hu Y, Walley J, Chou R, et al. Interventions to reduce childhood antibiotic prescribing for upper respiratory infections: systematic review and meta-analysis. J Epidemiol Community Health 2016;70:1162-1170.