Overall antibiotic prescription rates for respiratory tract infections decreasing
Wednesday, August 19, 2009 - 07:35
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 19 August issue of JAMA. But prescription rates for broad spectrum antibiotics, namely azithromycin and quinolones, increased substantially during the study period...