Awareness of Appropriate Antibiotic Use in Primary Care for Influenza-Like Illness: Evidence of Improvement from UK Population-Based Surveys

• Main Authors: Koen B. Pouwels (Author), Laurence S. J. Roope (Author), James Buchanan (Author), Liz Morrell (Author), Sarah Tonkin-Crine (Author), Michele Peters (Author), Leah F. Jones (Author), Enrique Castro-Sánchez (Author), Derrick W. Crook (Author), Tim Peto (Author), Christopher C. Butler (Author), Julie V. Robotham (Author), A. Sarah Walker (Author), Sarah Wordsworth (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Influenza-like illnesses (ILI) account for a significant portion of inappropriate antibiotic use. Patient expectations for antibiotics for ILI are likely to play a substantial role in 'unnecessary' antibiotic consumption. This study aimed to investigate trends in awareness of appropriate a...