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. 2005 Oct 19;2005(4):CD003539. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003539.pub2

Perz 2002.

Methods CBA 
 unit of allocation: county 
 unit of analysis: episode of care (? account for clustering by having a variable for county in the binomial regression model) 
 power calculation: not done 
 baseline measurement: not done 
 characteristics for studies using second site as control: done 
 blinded assessment of primary outcome: done 
 protection against contamination: done 
 reliable primary outcome measure: done 
 follow up of professionals: not clear 
 analysis appropriate: no (yes?)
Participants Family practitioners and pediatricians (250 in intervention region, unknown in control regions) in 4 counties in Tennessee, United States treating children under 15 years of age for respiratory tract infection
Interventions 1. Multi‐faceted including educational meetings + printed educational materials for physicians, printed educational materials for parents and patients.
2. No intervention control
Outcomes Professional practice: 
 Change in rate of prescribing of oral antibiotics
Patient: 
 Change in proportion of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates that are antibiotic resistant
Notes Campaign message determined by East Tennessee Drug Resistance Task Force and based upon evidence based guidelines: Principles of Judicious Antibiotic Use
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Allocation concealment? Unclear risk D ‐ Not used