Antibiotics for Respiratory Tract Infections: Fewer May Be Better - Frankly Speaking EP 228Guest: Robert A. Baldor, MD, FAAFP
Music Credit: Richard Onorato

Join us for this episode as we discuss the results of a systematic review examining the benefits and risks from delaying the use of antibiotics to treat patients in the community for a respiratory infection.

Episode References and Resources:

Delayed antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections: individual patient data meta-analysis. BMJ 2021;372:n808 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n808

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Release Date: 6/14/2021

Expiration Date: 6/14/2022

Topics

Learning Objectives

Discuss concerns over antibiotic use to treat upper respiratory tract infections (URIs)
Review when to hold/delay prescribing antibiotics for patients with respiratory infections in the primary care setting.

Faculty

Frank J. Domino, MD

Professor, Family Medicine and Community Health,
University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA

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Robert A. Baldor, MD, FAAFP

Professor and Chairman, Dept of Family Medicine
UMass Medical School/Baystate

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