Authors

Lyle Turner

BSc (Hons), PhD, Manager, Data and Research Unit, Institute for Urban Indigenous Health, Qld; Department of General Practice, School of Primary and Allied Health Care, Monash University, Clayton, Vic

Use of electronic medical records to describe general practitioner antibiotic prescribing patterns

There are no obvious reasons why antibiotic use should be higher in the Australian community setting; therefore, it is likely that some antibiotic use may be unnecessary.