Overall Antibiotic Prescription Rates For Respiratory Tract Infections Decreasing
Friday, August 21, 2009 - 09:28
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 new study. But prescription rates for broad spectrum antibiotics, namely azithromycin and quinolones, increased substantially during the study period.