An antibiotic stewardship programme to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory infections in rural Chinese primary care facilities: study protocol for a clustered randomised controlled trial

An antibiotic stewardship programme to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory infections in rural Chinese primary care facilities: study protocol for a clustered randomised controlled trial

Abstract Background Inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics for acute respiratory infections at the primary care level represents the major source of antibiotic misuse in healthcare, and is a major driver for antimicrobial resistance worldwide. In this study we will develop, pilot and evaluate the...

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Main Authors: Chao Zhuo, Xiaolin Wei, Zhitong Zhang, Joseph Paul Hicks, Jinkun Zheng, Zhixu Chen, Victoria Haldane, John Walley, Yubao Guan, Hongyan Xu, Nanshan Zhong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Antibiotic
Stewardship
Primary care
Smart phone app
Cluster-randomised controlled trial
Acute respiratory infections
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-020-04303-4

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