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Many patients believe "the value or return on investment for visiting the doctor when feeling sick" is a prescription for antibiotics, even when it may not be necessary.



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A mixed methods study to understand patient expectations for antibiotics for an upper respiratory tract infection - Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control Background Antimicrobial resistance is a public health challenge supplemented by inappropriate prescribing, especially for an upper respiratory tract infection in primary care. Patient/carer expectations have been identified as one of the main drivers for inappropriate antibiotics prescribing by pri...

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