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Alastair D Hay

GP and Professor of Primary Care, University of Bristol
Verified email at bristol.ac.uk
Cited by 10319

Effect of antibiotic prescribing in primary care on antimicrobial resistance in individual patients: systematic review and meta-analysis

C Costelloe, C Metcalfe, A Lovering, D Mant, AD Hay - Bmj, 2010 - bmj.com
Objective To systematically review the literature and, where appropriate, meta-analyse
studies investigating subsequent antibiotic resistance in individuals prescribed antibiotics in …

Global prevalence of antibiotic resistance in paediatric urinary tract infections caused by Escherichia coli and association with routine use of antibiotics in primary care …

A Bryce, AD Hay, IF Lane, HV Thornton, M Wootton… - bmj, 2016 - bmj.com
Objectives To systematically review studies investigating the prevalence of antibiotic resistance
in urinary tract infections caused by Escherichia coli in children and, when appropriate, …

[PDF][PDF] Duration of symptoms of respiratory tract infections in children: systematic review

…, PS Blair, DI Buckley, C Heneghan, AD Hay - Bmj, 2013 - bmj.com
Objective To determine the expected duration of symptoms of common respiratory tract
infections in children in primary and emergency care. Design Systematic review of existing …

The prevalence of symptoms and consultations in pre-school children in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC): a prospective cohort study

AD Hay, J Heron, A Ness - Family practice, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Background. Pre-school children are frequent users of health services, but little contemporary
data are available describing their symptoms or why they consult. Objective. To describe …

Maternal alcohol intake prior to and during pregnancy and risk of adverse birth outcomes: evidence from a British cohort

…, DC Greenwood, NAB Simpson, AWM Hay… - J Epidemiol …, 2014 - jech.bmj.com
Background Evidence is conflicting regarding the relationship between low maternal alcohol
consumption and birth outcomes. This paper aimed to investigate the association between …

[HTML][HTML] The science of clinical practice: disease diagnosis or patient prognosis? Evidence about “what is likely to happen” should shape clinical practice

P Croft, DG Altman, JJ Deeks, KM Dunn, AD Hay… - BMC medicine, 2015 - Springer
Background Diagnosis is the traditional basis for decision-making in clinical practice. Evidence
is often lacking about future benefits and harms of these decisions for patients diagnosed …

Potential for reducing inappropriate antibiotic prescribing in English primary care

…, S Hopkins, M Sharland, AD Hay… - Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Objectives To identify and quantify inappropriate systemic antibiotic prescribing in primary
care in England, and ultimately to determine the potential for reduction in prescribing of …

Paracetamol plus ibuprofen for the treatment of fever in children (PITCH): randomised controlled trial

AD Hay, C Costelloe, NM Redmond, AA Montgomery… - Bmj, 2008 - bmj.com
Objective To investigate whether paracetamol (acetaminophen) plus ibuprofen are superior
to either drug alone for increasing time without fever and the relief of fever associated …

Antibiotic-induced changes in the human gut microbiota for the most commonly prescribed antibiotics in primary care in the UK: a systematic review

…, A Hammond, L Duncan, AL Huntley, AD Hay… - BMJ open, 2020 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective The gut microbiota influences many aspects of human health. We investigated the
magnitude and duration of changes in gut microbiota in response to antibiotics commonly …

A systematic review of parent and clinician views and perceptions that influence prescribing decisions in relation to acute childhood infections in primary care

PJ Lucas, C Cabral, AD Hay… - Scandinavian journal of …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives. To investigate the views of parents, clinicians, and children pertaining to prescribing
decisions for acute childhood infection in primary care. Methods. A systematic review of …