A trial-based cost-effectiveness analysis of antibiotic prescription strategies for non-complicated respiratory tract infections in children

• Main Authors: Gemma Mas-Dalmau (Author), María José Pérez-Lacasta (Author), Pablo Alonso-Coello (Author), Pedro Gorrotxategi-Gorrotxategi (Author), Emma Argüelles-Prendes (Author), Oscar Espinazo-Ramos (Author), Teresa Valls-Duran (Author), María Encarnación Gonzalo-Alonso (Author), María Pilar Cortés-Viana (Author), Tatiana Menéndez-Bada (Author), Marta Esther Vázquez-Fernández (Author), Ana Isabel Pérez-Hernández (Author), Laura Muñoz-Ortiz (Author), Carmen Villanueva-López (Author), Paul Little (Author), Mariam de la Poza-Abad (Author), Misericòrdia Carles-Lavila (Author), on behalf of the DAP Paediatrics Group (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Antibiotic prescription for respiratory tract infections (RTIs) in children attending primary care centres is almost double that predicted according to bacterial prevalence. Delayed antibiotic prescription (DAP) is designed to deploy a more rational use of antibiotics. While stud...