Effect of a training and educational intervention for physicians and caregivers on antibiotic prescribing for upper respiratory tract infections in children at primary care facilities in rural China: a cluster-randomised controlled trial

• Main Authors: Xiaolin Wei, ProfPhD (Author), Zhitong Zhang, MPH (Author), John D Walley, ProfFFPH (Author), Joseph P Hicks, PhD (Author), Jun Zeng, MD (Author), Simin Deng, MPH (Author), Yu Zhou, MPH (Author), Jia Yin, PhD (Author), James N Newell, ProfPhD (Author), Qiang Sun, ProfPhD (Author), Guanyang Zou, MPH (Author), Yan Guo, ProfMD (Author), Ross E G Upshur, ProfMD (Author), Mei Lin, DrMD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: Inappropriate antibiotic prescribing contributes to the generation of drug resistance worldwide, and is particularly common in China. We assessed the effectiveness of an antimicrobial stewardship programme aiming to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing in paediatric outpa...