White blood cell count can aid judicious antibiotic prescribing in acute upper respiratory infections in children

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 113-119

  Casey, Janet R ^a   Marsocci, Steven M ^a   Murphy, Marie Lynd ^a   Francis, Anne B ^a   Pichichero, Michael E ^a,b  

^a Elmwood Pediatric Group   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; PRESCRIPTION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS CULTURE;

EID: 0037334754     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000992280304200203     Document Type: Article

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