Reducing antibiotic prescriptions for childhood upper respiratory tract infections

Resistance to antibiotics has become a major health threat worldwide, and one of the most important contributing factors is the widespread overuse of antimicrobials. This problem is most severe in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), where physicians have few resources for investigations and diagnosis, along with inherent concerns about missing an underlying bacterial infection. A young child usually develops between four and six episodes of upper respiratory tract infection per year.