Outcomes after judicious antibiotic use for respiratory tract infections seen in a private pediatric practice

Pediatrics

Volumn 105, Issue 4 I, 2000, Pages 753-759

  Pichichero, Michael E ^a   Green, John L ^a   Francis, Anne B ^a   Marsocci, Steven M ^a   Murphy, Marie L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Outcomes; Respiratory infections

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADENOVIRUS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; ENTEROVIRUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; OTITIS MEDIA; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS; PEDIATRICIAN; PHARYNGITIS; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; REMISSION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; TONSILLITIS; VIRUS CULTURE;

EID: 0034048411     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.105.4.753     Document Type: Article

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