Why do physicians prescribe antibiotics for children with upper respiratory tract infections?

Editorial

B Schwartz et al. JAMA. 1998.

. 1998 Mar 18;279(11):881-2.

doi: 10.1001/jama.279.11.881.

No abstract available

Comment in

Antibiotics for children with upper respiratory tract infections.
Fahey T, Stocks N. Fahey T, et al. JAMA. 1998 Oct 28;280(16):1399-400; author reply 1401-2. JAMA. 1998. PMID: 9800992 No abstract available.
Antibiotics for children with upper respiratory tract infections.
Woolf SH. Woolf SH. JAMA. 1998 Oct 28;280(16):1400; author reply 1401-2. JAMA. 1998. PMID: 9800993 No abstract available.
Antibiotics for children with upper respiratory tract infections.
Brooks N. Brooks N. JAMA. 1998 Oct 28;280(16):1400-1; author reply 1401-2. JAMA. 1998. PMID: 9800994 No abstract available.

Antibiotic prescribing for children with colds, upper respiratory tract infections, and bronchitis.
Nyquist AC, Gonzales R, Steiner JF, Sande MA. Nyquist AC, et al. JAMA. 1998 Mar 18;279(11):875-7. doi: 10.1001/jama.279.11.875. JAMA. 1998. PMID: 9516004