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Health Alliance For Prudent Antibiotic Prescribing In Patients With Respiratory Tract Infections (Happy Audit) -Impact Of A Non-Randomised Multifaceted Intervention Programme, Lars Bjerrum, Anders Munck, Bente Gahrn-Hansen, Malene Hansen, Dorte Jarbøl, Gloria Córdoba, Carles Llor, Josep Cots, Silvia Hernández, B Lápez-Valcárcel, Antoñia Pérez, Lidia Caballero, Walter Von Der Heyde, Ruta Radzeviciene, Arnoldas Jurgutis, Anatoliy Reutskiy, Elena Egorova, Eva Strandberg, Ingvar Ovhed, Sigvard Mölstad, Robert Stichele, Ria Benkó, Vera Vlahović-Palčevski, Christos Lionis, Marit Rønning

Malene Hansen

Background: Excessive use of antibiotics is worldwide the most important reason for development of antimicrobial resistance. As antibiotic resistance may spread across borders, high prevalence countries may serve as a source of bacterial resistance for countries with a low prevalence. Therefore, bacterial resistance is an important issue with a potential serious impact on all countries. Initiatives have been taken to improve the quality of antibiotic prescribing in primary care, but only few studies have been designed to determine the effectiveness of multifaceted strategies across countries with different practice setting. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of …