A Continuing Medical Education Campaign to Improve Use of Antibiotics in Primary Care
Table 4
Number of practitioners who would likely prescribe an antibiotic to an outpatient with symptoms of acute bronchitis, by presenting symptom or characteristic, among survey responders who had an outpatient practice, Family Medicine Review, 2013 ().
Presenting symptom or characteristic
Number (%) replying they would prescribe an antibiotic
Duration of symptoms for over 21 days
119 (89.5)
Duration of symptoms 15–21 days
112 (84.2)
Age greater than 80 years
93 (69.9)
Duration of symptoms 8–14 days
66 (49.6)
Fever
64 (48.1)
History of asthma (controlled with inhaled steroids)