Principles of Appropriate Antibiotic Use for Treatment of Nonspecific Upper Respiratory Tract Infections in Adults

作者：Vincenza T. Snow, Christel Mottur-Pilson, Ralph Gonzales · 发表于：Annals of Internal Medicine · 年份：2001 · DOI：10.7326/0003-4819-134-6-200103200-00014 · 被引用次数：73 · 研究领域：Respiratory and Cough-Related Research、Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections、Antibiotic Use and Resistance

Position Papers20 March 2001Principles of Appropriate Antibiotic Use for Treatment of Nonspecific Upper Respiratory Tract Infections in AdultsVincenza Snow, MD, Christel Mottur-Pilson, PhD, and Ralph Gonzales, MD, MSPH, for the American College of Physicians–American Society of Internal Medicine*Vincenza Snow, MDSearch for more papers by this author, Christel Mottur-Pilson, PhDSearch for more papers by this author, and Ralph Gonzales, MD, MSPHSearch for more papers by this author, for the American College of Physicians–American Society of Internal Medicine*Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-134-6-200103200-00014 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail The number of antibiotic-resistant organisms has increased in the past decade. The causes for this phenomenon include widespread use of antibiotics in agriculture, increased use of antibiotics in pediatric patients, and excessive use of antibiotics in adults. The majority of antibiotics prescribed to adults seen in U.S. ambulatory practice are for acute respiratory tract infections, in particular acute sinusitis; acute pharyngitis; acute bronchitis; and nonspecific upper respiratory tract infections, including the common cold. Because decreasing community use of antibiotics is an important strategy for combating the increase in community-acquired antibiotic-res...