Australian Journal of General Practice
MBBS, PhD, FRACGP, AO, Director, Institute for Evidence-Based Healthcare, Faculty HS&M, Bond University, Gold Coast, Qld
Antibiotic stewardship sits at the front line of the global challenge of antibiotic resistance.
Australia has good antibiotic regulation and guidelines but must invest in sustained primary care stewardship programs.
Evidence supports some beneficial effects of antibiotics prescribed to patients with a sore throat and proven presence of group A streptococci.