Factors associated with carriage of penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae among Vietnamese children: A rural-urban divide

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 316-324

  Quagliarello, A B ^a   Parry, Christopher M ^a,b   Hien, Tran T ^c   Farrar, Jeremy J ^a,b  

^a The Hospital for Tropical Diseases   (Viet Nam)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drug; Drug resistance; Microbial; Penicillin resistance; Pharmacies; Prescription; Streptococcus pneumoniae; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CYCLOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; DIIODOHYDROXYQUIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; MACROLIDE; METRONIDAZOLE; NITROFURAN; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PENICILLIN G; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; QUINOLONE; SULFONAMIDE; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT; NONHUMAN; PARENT; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PHARMACY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STANDARDIZATION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; VERNER MORRISON SYNDROME; VIET NAM;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMANS; NASAL CAVITY; PENICILLINS; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; URBAN HEALTH; VIETNAM;

STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 1542411341     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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