Frequency of penicillin-resistant pneumococci in children is correlated to community utilization of antibiotics

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1172-1177

  Melander, Eva ^a   Ekdahl, Karl ^b   Jönsson, Göran ^a   Mölstad, Sigvard ^c,d  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^c Primary Health Care   (Sweden)

^d Network for Pharmacoepidemiology Foundation   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Children; Community; Drug resistance microbial; Drug utilization; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN V;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NASOPHARYNX; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; OUTPATIENTS; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SWEDEN;

EID: 0034530895     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-200012000-00011     Document Type: Article

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