Assessment of antibiotic prescription in acute respiratory infections in adults

Journal of Infection

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 73-83

  Ochoa, C ^a   Eiros, J M ^b   Inglada, L ^c   Vallano, A ^d   Guerra, L ^e  

^a HOSPITAL VIRGEN DE LA CONCHA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO DE VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^c Hospital de Medina del Campo   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^e MINISTERIO DE SANIDAD Y CONSUMO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; BENZATHINE PENICILLIN; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLINDAMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN V; SULTAMICILLIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMON COLD; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROUP; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OTITIS; PHARYNGITIS; PNEUMONIA; PRESCRIPTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SINUSITIS; SPAIN; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 0033836507     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jinf.2000.0689     Document Type: Article

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