An Increase in Antibiotic Prescribing for Respiratory Tract Infections Through Telehealth Consultations: Retrospective Study in Australian General Practice

Chisato Imai; Janaki Amin; Mirela Prgomet; Christopher Pearce; Andrew Georgiou

doi:10.2196/40876

An Increase in Antibiotic Prescribing for Respiratory Tract Infections Through Telehealth Consultations: Retrospective Study in Australian General Practice

J Med Internet Res. 2022 Oct 18;24(10):e40876. doi: 10.2196/40876.

Authors

Chisato Imai^#¹, Janaki Amin^#², Mirela Prgomet^#¹, Christopher Pearce^#^{1

3}, Andrew Georgiou^#¹

Affiliations

¹ Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
² Department of Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
³ Aurora Primary Care Research Institute, Blackburn, Australia.

^# Contributed equally.

PMID: 36256826
PMCID: PMC9627464
DOI: 10.2196/40876

No abstract available

Keywords: Australia; anti-infective agents; antibiotics; general practice; infection; medication; prescriptions; respiratory tract infections; telehealth; telemedicine.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Australia
General Practice*
Humans
Practice Patterns, Physicians'
Referral and Consultation
Respiratory Tract Infections* / drug therapy
Retrospective Studies
Telemedicine*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents