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Guidelines: Adults

American College of Physicians
Guidelines for Appropriate Antibiotic Use
http://www.acponline.org/ear/vas2001/cdc_principles.htm

Infectious Diseases Society of America
Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis
www.journals.uchicago.edu/CID/journal/issues/v35n2/020429/020429.php

Alliance Working for Antibiotic Resistance Education (AWARE)
Acute Respiratory Tract Infection Guidelines Summary - Adults
www.aware.md/clinical/Final%20adult%20comp%20102903.pdf

Guidelines: Children

The Common Cold: Principles of Judicious Use of Antimicrobial Agents
pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/101/1/S1/181?ijkey=HlzGHIkB0sMNk&keytype=ref&siteid=pediatrics

Technical Report: Evidence for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Uncomplicated Sinusitis in Children: A Systematic Overview
pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/108/3/e57

Ear Infections
www.aap.org/healthtopics/earinfections.cfm

Acute Respiratory Tract Infection Guideline Summary - Pediatrics
www.aware.md/clinical/Final%20ped%20comp%20102903.pdf

Resource Guides (available in print and for PDAs)

The Johns Hopkins Infectious Diseases Antibiotic Guide
http://hopkins-abxguide.org/

Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
Section 13: Infectious Diseases; Chapter 153: Antibacterial Drugs www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual/section13/chapter153/153a.jsp

The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy
www.sanfordguide.com/

Articles

Our understanding of antibiotic resistance has improved dramatically over the past decade, thanks to more than 30 years of study devoted to the subject. Following are several articles that may serve as useful resources.

Children

Acute Pharyngitis
Schwartz, B., Marcy, S.M., Phillips, W.R., et al., "Pharyngitis-Principles of Judicious Use of Antimicrobial Agents." Pediatrics, 1998; 101:171-174.

Acute Sinusitis
O'Brien, K et al.; "Acute Sinusitis - Principles of Judicious Use of Antimicrobial Agents." Pediatrics, 1998; 101:174-177.

Acute Uncomplicated Bronchitis
O'Brien, K.; "Cough Illness/Bronchitis Principles of Judicious Use of Antimicrobial Agents." Pediatrics, January 1998; Vol. 101 No.1 Supplement, pp 178-181.

Nonspecific Upper Respiratory Infections
Colgan, R.; "Appropriate Antimicrobial Prescribing: Approaches that Limit Antibiotic Resistance." American Family Physician, September 2001; Vol. 64: No. 6.

Adults

Gonzales, R., Steiner, J.F., Maselli, J., Lum, A., Barrett Jr., P.H., "Impact of Reducing Antibiotic Prescribing for Acute Bronchitis on Patient Satisfaction." I, 2001; 4: 105-11.

Hooton, T.; "Antimicrobial Resistance: A Plan of Action for Community Practice." American Family Physician, March 2001; Vol. 63: No. 6.

Gonzales, R., et. al., "Antibiotic Prescribing for Adults with Colds, Upper Respiratory Tract Infections, and Bronchitis by Ambulatory Care Physicians." JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association, September 17, 1997; Vol. 278, No. 11: p. 901(4).