Table 3

Guideline dissemination efforts in included studies

Study ID	Country	Year	Online publication	Online self-care advice to the public	Hard copy dissemination	Public media campaigns	Newspapers	Workshops or lectures for physicians	Debates or round tables for physicians	Antibiotic stewardship campaigns*	Patient leaflet
Tyrstrup et al 14	Sweden	2010	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Palma et al 11	Italy	2010	✓		✓			✓	✓
Levy et al 9†	France	2011	✓
McGrath et al 10	USA	2004	✓	✓			✓
Coco et al 8	USA	2004	✓	✓			✓
Thompson et al 13	UK	2003 2004	✓		✓
Ríos et al 12†	Spain	2001	✓

↵*Antibiotic stewardship campaigns specifically set up with the aim to promote guideline awareness, through various methods (eg, lectures, educational outreach visits).
†Guideline dissemination methods solely based on article, authors not available for correspondence.