A trial-based cost-effectiveness analysis of antibiotic prescription strategies for non-complicated respiratory tract infections in children

A trial-based cost-effectiveness analysis of antibiotic prescription strategies for non-complicated respiratory tract infections in children

Abstract Background Antibiotic prescription for respiratory tract infections (RTIs) in children attending primary care centres is almost double that predicted according to bacterial prevalence. Delayed antibiotic prescription (DAP) is designed to deploy a more rational use of antibiotics. While stud...

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Main Authors: Gemma Mas-Dalmau, María José Pérez-Lacasta, Pablo Alonso-Coello, Pedro Gorrotxategi-Gorrotxategi, Emma Argüelles-Prendes, Oscar Espinazo-Ramos, Teresa Valls-Duran, María Encarnación Gonzalo-Alonso, María Pilar Cortés-Viana, Tatiana Menéndez-Bada, Marta Esther Vázquez-Fernández, Ana Isabel Pérez-Hernández, Laura Muñoz-Ortiz, Carmen Villanueva-López, Paul Little, Mariam de la Poza-Abad, Misericòrdia Carles-Lavila, on behalf of the DAP Paediatrics Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-10-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
Cost effectiveness
Delayed antibiotic prescription
Respiratory tract infections
Primary care
Paediatrics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-023-04235-3

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-023-04235-3

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