… However, there are several reports that the visit rates for different respiratory tract infections
has declined (Mölstad S, unpublished data), which indicate larger effects than shown in …

… We considered nonadherence of patients to the physician’s prescription in individual
countries as a possible confounder of antimicrobial resistance. Branthwaite et al. reported …

Data on antibiotic use are not publicly available in most European Union countries. We
obtained data for non-hospital antibiotic sales for 1997 from the 15 member states and analysed …

Objective To describe variation in antibiotic prescribing for acute cough in contrasting
European settings and the impact on recovery. Design Cross sectional observational study with …

Background Lower-respiratory-tract infection is one of the most common acute illnesses
managed in primary care. Few placebo-controlled studies of antibiotics have been done, and …

… Bar graph showing outcome for 525 consecutive patients consulting for a new episode of
chest pain in relation to the GP’s assessment and outcome of investigation. Outcome classified …

… Sweden has participated in the EU’s European antimicrobial resistance surveillance
network since 1999. Sweden has also enrolled in the global antimicrobial surveillance system, …

There is a lack of data on antibiotic utilization in most European countries. In this study,
information about the number of antibiotic prescriptions was obtained for Austria, Belgium, …

… The specimens were transported in Stuart’s medium and inoculated onto blood agar plates
within … The isolates were identified as S. pneumoniae on the basis of colony morphology and …

Background. Smoking cessation is the most important therapeutic intervention in patients
with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) and the health benefits are immediate …