Use of antibiotics and asthma medication for acute lower respiratory tract infections in people with and without asthma: retrospective cohort study

Abstract Background Antibiotics are overused in patients with acute lower respiratory tract infections (ALRTIs), but less is known about their use in patients with asthma, or the use of asthma medication for ALRTI in patients without asthma. Our aim was to describe the frequency, variation and drive...

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Main Authors: Rachel Denholm, Esther T. van der Werf, Alastair D. Hay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:Respiratory Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-019-1233-5