Background: Symptoms of bacterial sinusitis overlap with viral sinusitis, and it is difficult to
distinguish between the two conditions based only on a clinical examination. Uncertain …

Background Excessive use of antibiotics is worldwide the most important reason for development
of antimicrobial resistance. As antibiotic resistance may spread across borders, high …

Objective - To assess whether the frequency of antibiotic prescriptions to patients with
respiratory infections is reduced when general practitioners (GPs) use a C-reactive protein (CRP) …

Objectives Recent years have witnessed a progressive increase in defensive medicine (DM)
in several Western welfare countries. In Danish primary and secondary care, …

Study Design. Baseline description of a multicenter cohort study. Objective. To describe
patients with low back pain (LBP) in both chiropractic and general practice in Denmark. …

Objective: To compare the appropriateness of antibiotic prescribing for upper respiratory
tract infections (URTIs) in two countries with different prevalence of antimicrobial resistance: …

BACKGROUND: General practitioners (GPs) often feel uncomfortable when patients request
an antibiotic when there is likely little benefit. This study evaluates the effect of access to …

Background Excessive and inappropriate use of antibiotics is considered to be the most
important reason for development of bacterial resistance to antibiotics. As antibiotic resistance …

Objective To examine the occurrence of and types of defensive medicine (DM), and the
reasons for practicing DM in general practice. Design Prospective survey registration of …

Background: The aim of this study was to describe the antibiotic prescribing rate in patients
with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD), to analyse …