Overall antibiotic prescription rates for respiratory tract infections decreasing
Tuesday, August 18, 2009 - 16:14
in Health & Medicine
From 1995 to 2006 the rate of antibiotic prescriptions for acute respiratory tract infections decreased significantly, attributable in part to a decline in ambulatory visits for ear infections in young children, according to a study in the August 19 issue of JAMA. But prescription rates for broad spectrum antibiotics, namely azithromycin and quinolones, increased substantially during the study period.