Journal article
Symptom response to antibiotic prescribing strategies in acute sore throat in adults: the DESCARTE prospective cohort study in UK general practice.
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Background
Guidelines recommend prolonged treatment courses for acute sore throat but shorter courses may be used in practice.
Aim
To determine whether antibiotic duration and class predicts adverse outcome of acute sore throat in adults in routine care.
Design and setting
A secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study of 14610 adults presenting with acute sore throat in primary care.
Methods
A brief clinical proforma was used t...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- 10.3399/bjgp17x692321
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National Institute for Health Research
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University of Southampton
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Medical Research Council
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Bibliographic Details
- Publisher:
- Royal College of General Practitioners Publisher's website
- Journal:
- British Journal of General Practice Journal website
- Volume:
- 67
- Issue:
- 662
- Pages:
- e634
- Publication date:
- 2017-08-01
- Acceptance date:
- 2017-05-15
- DOI:
- ISSN:
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1478-5242 and 0960-1643
- Pmid:
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28808075
- Source identifiers:
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719793
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:719793
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uuid:3976a12f-b678-4d67-8e03-91db411a7026
- Local pid:
- pubs:719793
- Deposit date:
- 2018-01-12
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- Copyright date:
- 2017
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