Disease-specific quality indicators for outpatient antibiotic prescribing for respiratory infections (ESAC quality indicators) applied to point prevalence audit surveys in general practices in 13 European countries University of Antwerp
Up to 80% of antibiotics are prescribed in the community. An assessment of prescribing by indication will help to identify areas where improvement can be made. A point prevalence audit study (PPAS) of consecutive respiratory tract infection (RTI) consultations in general practices in 13 European countries was conducted in January-February 2020 (PPAS-1) and again in 2022 (PPAS-4). The European Surveillance of Antibiotic Consumption quality ...