PURPOSE Presentation with acute lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) in primary care is
common. The aim of this study was to help clinicians treat patients presenting with LRTI in …

Background Acute lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) are among the most common
infections managed in general practice. Objectives To describe differences in reported …

Background. Unrealistic expectations about illness duration are likely to result in
reconsultations and associated unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions. An evidence-based …

PURPOSE Bacterial pathogens are assumed to cause an illness course different from that of
nonbacterial causes of acute cough, but evidence is lacking. We evaluated the disease …

Background. Uncertainty about the prognosis of lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI)
hinders optimal management in primary care. Objective. We determined prognostic factors …

Objective To identify and synthesise relevant existing prognostic factors (PF) and prediction
models (PM) for hospitalisation and all-cause mortality within 90 days in primary care …

Background Knowledge of predominant pathogens and their association with outcome are
of importance for the management of lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI). As antibiotic …

Aims: Antibiotic prescriptions for lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) account for a large
proportion of antibiotic consumption. Many of these prescriptions do not benefit patients and …

Lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) is common, usually causing self-limiting episodes of
ill health, but occasionally resulting in serious illness and mortality—particularly in the …

Background Acute lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) presenting in primary care has a
long natural history. Antibiotic treatment makes little or no difference to the duration of cough …