TY - JOUR T1 - Antibiotic prescribing does not decrease complications in adult patients with lower respiratory tract infections JF - BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine JO - BMJ EBM SP - 75 LP - 76 DO - 10.1136/bmjebm-2017-110794 VL - 23 IS - 2 AU - Morten Lindbæk Y1 - 2018/04/01 UR - http://ebm.bmj.com/content/23/2/75.abstract N2 - Commentry on: Little P, Stuart B, Smith S et al. Antibiotic prescription strategies and adverse outcome for uncomplicated lower respiratory tract infections: prospective cough complication cohort (3C) study. BMJ 2017;357:j2148.Many studies have shown overprescribing for lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) despite a viral cause in most cases. There have been conflicting results as to complications, such as hospitalisation and death. Little and colleagues conducted a large prospective study in an attempt to answer these questions.1 This prospective study took place over 4 years and included patients with LRTIs: 28 779 adult patients from 522 UK general practices. General practitioners (GPs) used a standardised form, including sign symptoms and antibiotic prescribing, immediate, delayed or no prescribing. Observation time was 30 days. Outcome measures … ER -