June issue of Best Practice magazine (bpac) focuses on antibiotic use

The June 2015 issue of Best Practice magazine (bpac) focuses on antibiotic use. Contents include:

• Upfront: Time to reduce antibiotic prescribing – NOW
• Debate: Do you prescribe antibiotics for respiratory tract infections? An everyday conundrum in general practice
• Is it ok to stop antibiotics when symptoms resolve?
• Delayed antibiotic prescriptions for respiratory tract infections: does the strategy work?
• Should I prescribe a topical antiseptic cream instead of a topical antibiotic for minor skin infections?
• Is point-of-care CRP testing useful in guiding antibiotic prescribing in patients with respiratory tract infections?
• Do probiotics provide effective and safe protection against antibiotic-associated adverse effects?
• When is an allergy to an antibiotic really an allergy?
• The role of prophylactic antibiotics for preventing infective endocarditis in people undergoing dental or other minor procedures
• Cellulitis: skin deep and spreading across New Zealand

To read the issue in full text, go to:  http://www.bpac.org.nz/BPJ/2015/June/contents.aspx