PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Kljakovic, M
AU  - Mahadevan, G
TI  - General practitioner prescribing of antibiotics for asthma.
DP  - 1998 Nov 01
TA  - British Journal of General Practice
PG  - 1773--1774
VI  - 48
IP  - 436
4099  - http://bjgp.org/content/48/436/1773.short
4100  - http://bjgp.org/content/48/436/1773.full
SO  - Br J Gen Pract1998 Nov 01; 48
AB  - Although asthma management guidelines in New Zealand do not advise prescribing antibiotics, almost a quarter of asthma consultations result in a prescription for antibiotics. This study, as part of a repeat audit of asthma care at an after-hours medical centre, describes general practitioners' perspectives on prescribing antibiotics to patients presenting with asthma. The results show that GPs have tended to overestimate the risk of bacterial infection in such patients.