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Antibiotic prescription patterns of South African general medical practitioners for treatment of acute bronchitis

Nondumiso B. Q. Ncube, Geetesh Solanki, Tamara Kredo, Ratilal Lalloo

South African Medical Journal · 2017 · 22 citations · 11 references

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Abstract

Prescription rates of antibiotics for acute bronchitis by SA general medical practitioners are high. There is an urgent need to follow the guidelines for antibiotic use for acute bronchitis to reduce the likelihood of increasing resistance to available antibiotics.

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