Prescribing antimicrobial drugs for acute gastroenteritis, primary care, australia, 2013-2018

Wen Qiang He*, Martyn D. Kirk, John Hall, Bette Liu

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    Abstract

    During 2013-2018, antimicrobial drugs were prescribed for 6.8% of cases of acute gastroenteritis encountered in general practice in Australia, including 35.7% of Salmonella infections and 54.1% of Campylobacter infections. During that time, prescriptions for acute gastroenteritis decreased by 2.0%. Managing infectious gastroenteritis in general practice will require greater antimicrobial stewardship.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1462-1467
    Number of pages6
    JournalEmerging Infectious Diseases
    Volume27
    Issue number5
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - May 2021

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