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Evaluating the appropriateness of antibiotic treatment of tonsillitis during COVID-19 in the north Wales primary healthcare setting: a preliminary report.

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This is a multicentre observational study performed in five general practice surgeries in north-west Wales. Computer records of patients with a confirmed diagnosis of acute tonsillitis were retrospectively reviewed from… Click to show full abstract

This is a multicentre observational study performed in five general practice surgeries in north-west Wales. Computer records of patients with a confirmed diagnosis of acute tonsillitis were retrospectively reviewed from March 2020 until the present. A six-item questionnaire was produced and used to standardise the data collection across sites. For any encounters that were not awarded a score at the time of consultation, but where all parameters were recorded, a score was awarded to allow for analysis of antibiotic prescription. Chi-squared and Mann–Whitney Background

Keywords: appropriateness antibiotic; tonsillitis; tonsillitis covid; evaluating appropriateness; treatment tonsillitis; antibiotic treatment

Journal Title: Clinical medicine
Year Published: 2021

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