Antibiotic prescribing for discoloured sputum in acute cough/lower respiratory tract infection

Butler C.C., Kelly M.J., Hood K., Schaberg T., Melbye H., Serra-Prat M., Blasi F., Little P., Verheij T., Mölstad S., Godycki-Cwirko M., Edwards P., Almirall J., Torres A., Rautakorpi U-M., Nuttall J., Goossens H., Coenen S.

Source: Eur Respir J 2011; 37: 119-125
Journal Issue: July
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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