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The rate depends on country, age group, and whether it is measured per clinic visit or per population.
- United States, outpatient pharyngitis visits: antibiotics were prescribed at about 37% of adult visits and 60% of pediatric visits in CDC national data. CDC outpatient prescribing data
- An earlier US national analysis of adults found prescribing at 60% of sore-throat visits from 1997 to 2010, despite group A streptococcus causing only roughly 10% of adult cases. Adult sore-throat study
- Internationally: a systematic review estimated a population-weighted mean of 5.2 antibiotic courses per 100 people per year for sore throat, with substantial variation by country. Systematic review
Antibiotics should generally be reserved for confirmed or strongly suspected bacterial pharyngitis, especially group A streptococcal infection, rather than viral sore throat.
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In India, there is no reliable national estimate specifically for sore throat or pharyngitis antibiotic prescription rates. Available Indian studies are local and usually report broader acute respiratory infection data.
- A study of acute uncomplicated respiratory infections in India found that antibiotics were prescribed to 45% of patients in public facilities and 57% in private facilities. This includes sore throat/pharyngitis along with other respiratory infections, so it is not a sore-throat-specific rate. Indian prescribing study
- A Chennai study supports using the modified Centor score to target likely streptococcal pharyngitis, with antibiotic treatment recommended when the score is 4 or more, rather than for every sore throat. Chennai pharyngitis study
- Globally, the best recent review included India among middle-income settings but did not provide a nationally representative Indian sore-throat prescribing percentage. Global systematic review
So, for an assignment, the accurate wording is:
“India lacks a nationally representative estimate of antibiotic prescribing specifically for sore throat. Local data indicate high antibiotic use for acute uncomplicated respiratory infections, approximately 45% in public and 57% in private outpatient facilities.”
Many sore throats are viral. Antibiotics are generally indicated when group A streptococcal pharyngitis is confirmed or strongly suspected, not routinely for uncomplicated sore throat.
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