Antibiotic resistance: what are the opportunities for primary care in alleviating the crisis?

Antibiotic resistance: what are the opportunities for primary care in alleviating the crisis?

•Preventing patients from developing an acute respiratory infection will obviate any need for antibiotic use downstream. Hygiene measures (such as physical barriers and hand hygiene), and possibly vaccination and exercise, may be effective for preventing some acute respiratory infections. •Patients...

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Main Authors: Malene Plejdrup Hansen, Tammy C Hoffmann, Amanda R McCullough, Mieke L Van Driel, Chris B Del Mar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
Behavior
Prescriptions
Steroids
antibiotic resistance
Primary Care
probiotic
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpubh.2015.00035/full

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