Woodhead M
Dept of Respiratory Medicine, Manchester Royal Infirmary, UK.
Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 1995 Dec;50(6):472-6.
Guidelines for the management of lower respiratory tract infection have been published in four European countries. The scope of each of these articles is reviewed and the similarities, differences and deficiencies highlighted. Very little is known about how lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) are managed in routine practice in Europe, especially in the community. The available data suggest major differences in antibiotic use between countries which is likely to be multifactorial in origin.
四个欧洲国家已发布了下呼吸道感染管理指南。对这些文章各自的范围进行了综述，并突出了它们的相同点、不同点及不足之处。对于欧洲日常医疗实践中如何管理下呼吸道感染（LRTIs），尤其是在社区中的管理情况，我们了解得非常少。现有数据表明各国在抗生素使用方面存在重大差异，其原因可能是多方面的。
