TY - JOUR T1 - GPs' views in five European countries of interventions to promote prudent antibiotic use JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 439 LP - 440 DO - 10.3399/bjgp11X583100 VL - 61 IS - 588 AU - Pamela Joan Byrne Y1 - 2011/07/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/61/588/439.2.abstract N2 - The paper by Tonkin-Crine et al illustrates the views of GPs regarding interventions to promote prudent antibiotic use.1 It was demonstrated that GPs preferred educational meetings where comparison with colleagues reassured them that prudent antibiotic prescribing was possible, and appreciated having evidence-based guidelines to follow.To follow on from this, if one were to look at the quarter of the population visiting their GP with respiratory tract infections each year, it becomes apparent why a large proportion of antibiotic prescribing is in primary care. … ER -