Antibiotic prescriptions for outpatient acute rhinosinusitis in Canada, 2007-2013.

Antibiotic prescriptions for outpatient acute rhinosinusitis in Canada, 2007-2013.

Acute rhinosinusitis (ARS) is a respiratory disease commonly caused by viral infections. Physicians regularly prescribe antibiotics despite bacterial etiologies being uncommon. This is of concern, as this use adds to the selection pressure for resistance. Here we present the descriptive epidemiology...

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Main Authors: Prateek Sharma, Rita Finley, Scott Weese, Shiona Glass-Kaastra, Warren McIsaac
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5531515?pdf=render

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