Chronic diseases and compliance with provincial guidelines for outpatient antibiotic prescription in cases of otitis media and respiratory infections: a population-based study of linked data in Quebec, Canada, 2010-2017.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Quebec, antibiotic use is higher among outpatients with chronic diseases. We sought to measure compliance with provincial guidelines for the treatment of otitis media and common respiratory infections, and to measure variations in compliance according to the presence of certain chronic diseases.

Methods

We conducted a population-based study of linked data on antibiotic dispensing covered by the public drug insurance plan between April 2010 and March 2017. We included patients who had consulted a primary care physician within 2 days before being dispensed an antibiotic for an infection targeted by provincial guidelines, including bronchitis in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, otitis media, pharyngitis, pneumonia and sinusitis. We computed pro

SUBMITTER: Fortin E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9578749 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature