Selected References - Judicious Antibiotic Use

Adherence to the Infectious Diseases Society of America guidelines in the treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infection. (Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Mar 15;44(6):769-74. Epub 2007 Feb 1.) Abstract

Experience of infectious diseases consultants with outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy: results of an emerging infections network survey. (Clin Infect Dis. 2006 Nov 15;43(10):1290-5. Epub 2006 Oct 10.) Abstract

Ruling out the need for antibiotics: are we sending the right message? (Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2006 Sep;160(9):945-52.) Abstract

Improving Antibiotic Selection: A Systematic Review and Quantitative Analysis of Quality Improvement Strategies. (Med Care. 2006 Jul;44(7):617-628) Abstract

Improving ambulatory prescribing safety with a handheld decision support system: a randomized controlled trial. (J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2006 Mar-Apr;13(2):171-9) Abstract

Factors which influence Latino community members to self-prescribe antibiotics. (Nurs Res. 2006 Mar-Apr;55(2):94-102.) Abstract

Information leaflet and antibiotic prescribing strategies for acute lower respiratory tract infection: a randomized controlled trial. (JAMA. 2005 Jun 22;293(24):3029-35.) Abstract

Effectiveness of a Parental Educational Intervention in Reducing Antibiotic Use in Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial. (Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2005 Jun;24(6):489-493.) Abstract

The "Minimizing Antibiotic Resistance in Colorado" Project: Impact of Patient Education in Improving Antibiotic Use in Private Office Practices. (Health Serv Res. 2005 Feb;40(1):101-16.) Abstract

Increasing adherence to a community-based guideline for acute sinusitis through education, physician profiling, and financial incentives. (Am J Manag Care. 2004 Oct;10(10):670-8.) Abstract

Promoting Appropriate Antibiotic Use for Pediatric Patients: A Social Ecological Framework. (Semin Pediatr Infect Dis. 2004 Jan;15(1):41-51.) Abstract

Reduction in Antibiotic Use Among US Children, 1996-2000. (Pediatrics. 2003 Sep;112(3 Pt 1):620-7. ) Full Text Article

The Effect of a Community Intervention Trial on Parental Knowledge and Awareness of Antibiotic Resistance and Appropriate Antibiotic Use in Children. (Pediatrics. 2001 Jan;107(1):E6.) Full text article

Principles of Appropriate Antibiotic Use for Treatment of Nonspecific Upper Respiratory Tract Infections in Adults: Background. (Ann Intern Med. 2001 Mar 20;134(6):490-4.) Abstract

Cultural and economic factors that (mis) shape antibiotic use: The nonpharmacologic basis of therapeutics. (Ann Intern Med. 2000;133:128-35) Abstract

Parents, Physicians, and Antibiotic Use. (Pediatrics. 1999;103(2): 395-401 ) Abstract

When a Parent Insists on Antibiotics for a Virus. (Am Fam Physician. 1999 Feb 1;59(3):687-8.) Full text article

Principles of judicious use of antimicrobial agents for pediatric upper respiratory tract infections. (Pediatrics. 1998;101(1)(Suppl 2):163-184) Abstract