Development of an intervention to reduce antibiotic use for childhood coughs in UK primary care using critical synthesis of multi-method research

Development of an intervention to reduce antibiotic use for childhood coughs in UK primary care using critical synthesis of multi-method research

Abstract Background Overuse of antibiotics contributes to the global threat of antimicrobial resistance. Antibiotic stewardship interventions address this threat by reducing the use of antibiotics in occasions or doses unlikely to be effective. We aimed to develop an evidence-based, theory-informed,...

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Main Authors: Patricia J. Lucas, Jenny Ingram, Niamh M. Redmond, Christie Cabral, Sophie L. Turnbull, Alastair D. Hay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Subjects:
Intervention development
Respiratory tract infections
Child
Drug resistance
Microbial
Models
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-017-0455-9

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