Upper Respiratory Tract Infection

In recent years, we have made significant strides in our understanding of the pathogenesis of asthma. As a result, specific new pharmacotherapies and therapeutic treatment strategies are now available.

A multifaceted outpatient antimicrobial stewardship intervention implemented at seven primary care clinics significantly reduced overall antibiotic prescriptions, as well as unnecessary and suboptimal prescriptions rates

Physicians were more likely to receive a five-star satisfaction rating on a direct-to-consumer, or DTC, telemedicine platform when they prescribed antibiotics for pediatric respiratory tract infections, or RTIs. Researchers noted that pediatricians were less likely to prescribe antibiotics than other clinicians, yet had higher satisfaction ratings.