Antibiotic expectation, behaviour, and receipt among patients presenting to emergency departments with uncomplicated upper respiratory tract infection during the COVID-19 pandemic

ABSTRACT: Objectives: Pre-COVID-19 pandemic, patients who attended the emergency department (ED) for upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) were more likely to receive antibiotics if they expected them. These expectations could have changed with the change in health-seeking behaviour during the p...

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Main Authors: Zhilian Huang, Win Sen Kuan, Hann Yee Tan, Eillyne Seow, Ling Tiah, Li Lee Peng, Yanyi Weng, Angela Chow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-06-01
Series:Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213716523000401