Significance of the detection of influenza and other respiratory viruses for antibiotic stewardship: Lessons from the post-pandemic period

Objective: The aim was to describe the factors associated with antibiotic use in upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) in the post-pandemic influenza period. Methods: All consecutive patients who attended the emergency and outpatient departments of a private 265-bed hospital in Istanbul, Turkey...

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Main Authors: Tolga Taymaz, Önder Ergönül, Ayda Kebapcı, Rıfat Okyay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-12-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971218345491