Provider and practice characteristics associated with antibiotic use in children with presumed viral respiratory tract infections

Pediatrics

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 635-641

  Gaur, Aditya H ^a   Hare, Marion E ^b   Shorr, Ronald I ^b,c  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c Methodist Health System   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic use; Children; Physician practice patterns; Viral infections

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; TEACHING HOSPITAL; VIRUS INFECTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMMON COLD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; INFANT; MEDICAL STAFF; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMON COLD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; UNITED STATES; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 20344365834     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 00314005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2004-0670     Document Type: Article

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