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Antibiotic prescribing in UK out-of-hours primary care services: a realist-informed scoping review of training and guidelines for healthcare professionals
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Background Antibiotic overuse has contributed to antimicrobial resistance, which is a global public health problem. In the UK, despite the fall in rates of antibiotic prescription since 2013, prescribing levels remain high in comparison with other European countries. Prescribing in out-of-hours (OOH) care provides unique challenges for prudent prescribing, for which professionals may not be prepared.
Aim To explore the guidance available to professionals... Expand abstract
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- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- 10.3399/bjgpo.2020.0167
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- Publisher:
- Royal College of General Practitioners
- Journal:
- BJGP Open More from this journal
- Volume:
- 5
- Issue:
- 3
- Publication date:
- 2021-06-30
- Acceptance date:
- 2020-12-17
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2398-3795
- Pmid:
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33757961
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English
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1170204
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pubs:1170204
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2022-03-03
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- Alves et al
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- 2021
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- © 2021, The Authors; DOI:10.3399/BJGPO.2020.0167. This article is Open Access: CC BY license (https://creativecom- mons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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- CC Attribution (CC BY)
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