Clinical relevance of bacterial resistance in lower respiratory tract infection in primary care: secondary analysis of a multicentre European trial.

Background: The impact of antimicrobial resistance on clinical outcomes in patients with lower respiratory tract infection in primary care is largely unknown.

Aim: To determine the illness course of infections with resistant bacteria in adults presenting to primary care with acute cough.

Design And Setting: Secondary analysis of a multicentre European trial in primary care.

Illness perception and related behaviour in lower respiratory tract infections—a European study.

Background: Lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) is a common presentation in primary care, but little is known about associated patients' illness perception and related behaviour.

Objective: To describe illness perceptions and related behaviour in patients with LRTI visiting their general practitioner (GP) and identify differences between European regions and types of health care system.

Methods: Adult patients presenting with acute cough were included.

Quality of life and academic functioning 6 years after paediatric referral for chronic pain.

Aim: To assess health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) and academic functioning in adolescents and young adults 6 years after paediatric referral for chronic pain.

Methods: In 99 children and adolescents with chronic pain (aged 8-17) referred to a paediatric outpatient clinic, pain and psychiatric disorders were assessed between 2000 and 2002. Participants were reassessed after minimal 5 years (aged 13-24).