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December 8, 2025Open HealthOpen Access

Inappropriate antibiotic use in upper respiratory tract infections: prevalence and predictors from an outpatient cohort

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AKAbdulRehman Masood Khan

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Cross-sectional study reports high inappropriate antibiotic use in URTI outpatients, suggesting urgent need for antimicrobial stewardship.

Key Points

  • This research aims to assess the prevalence and predictors of inappropriate antibiotic use among URTI patients.
  • Conducted a cross-sectional study in outpatient departments of a hospital.
  • Enrolled 384 patients with URTI symptoms using convenience sampling.
  • Collected data on demographics, symptoms, and antibiotic use through a structured questionnaire.
  • Performed descriptive statistics and logistic regression using SPSS.
  • 43.8% of patients reported prior antibiotic use, mainly azithromycin.
  • 89% of antibiotics belonged to the WHO Watch group.
  • Only 9.6% of patients were clinically assessed as needing antibiotics.
  • Self-medication was associated with female gender and prolonged fever.

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AbdulRehman Masood Khan (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/693624ad4fa91c937236c795https://doi.org/10.1515/ohe-2025-0083
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