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EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Volume 27, Issue 5, Pages 1462-1467Publisher
CENTERS DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION
DOI: 10.3201/eid2705.203692
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- School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales - National Health and Medical Research Council
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From 2013 to 2018, antimicrobial drugs were prescribed for 6.8% of acute gastroenteritis cases in general practice in Australia, with higher prescription rates for Salmonella and Campylobacter infections. There was a 2.0% decrease in prescriptions for acute gastroenteritis during this period, highlighting the need for better antimicrobial stewardship in managing infectious gastroenteritis in general practice.
During 2013-2018, antimicrobial drugs were prescribed for 6.8% of cases of acute gastroenteritis encountered in general practice in Australia, including 35.7% of Salmonella infections and 54.1% of Campylobacter infections, During, that time, prescriptions for acute gastroenteritis decreased by 2.0%. Managing infectious gastroenteritis in general practice will require greater antimicrobial stewardship.
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