Numans ME
- (2023). Determinants of inappropriate antibiotic prescription in primary care in developed countries with general practitioners as gatekeepers: a systematic review and construction of a framework. BMJ open, 13(5), e065006. 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065006
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This study aimed to identify determinants of inappropriate antibiotic prescription in primary care in developed countries and to construct a framework with the determinants to help understand which actions can best be targeted to counteract development of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). - (2022). Comparing antibiotic prescriptions in primary care between SARS-CoV-2 and influenza: a retrospective observational study. BJGP open, 6(4). 10.3399/BJGPO.2022.0049
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Antibiotics are frequently prescribed during viral respiratory infection episodes in primary care. There is limited information about antibiotic prescription during the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic in primary care and its association with risk factors for an adverse course. - (2022). Cues to improve antibiotic-allergy registration: A mixed-method study. PloS one, 17(4), e0266473. 10.1371/journal.pone.0266473
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Approximately 2% of patients in primary care practice and up to 25% of hospital patients are registered as being allergic to an antibiotic. However, up to 90% of these registrations are incorrect, leading to unnecessary prescription of 2nd choice antibiotics with the attendant loss of efficacy, increased toxicity and antibiotic resistance. To improve registration, a better understanding is needed of how incorrect labels are attributed.