Patients’ recruitment
acute infection
ACUTE INFECTION
All eligible adult patients attending outpatient clinics at KAUH were invited to participate in the study. Adult patients (≥18 years old) diagnosed with an acute infection confirmed by a consultant and prescribed antibiotic pills for short course treatment (< 30 day) at home were included in the study. Patients who were immunocompromised or used prophylactic antibiotics were excluded from the trial. Patients were interviewed by a trained clinical pharmacist (research assistant) in the waiting area of the hospital pharmacy to collect the basic information about the prescribed antibiotics and indications.