Respiratory tract infections: Diagnosis and use of antibiotics by family physicians in north-eastern Poland

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 446-450

  Chlabicz, Sławomir ^a   Małgorzata Ołtarzewska, Alicja ^a   Pytel Krolczuk, Barbara ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prescription; Family physicians; Respiratory tract infections

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFACLOR; CEFADROXIL; CEFPROZIL; CEFUROXIME; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLINDAMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; LINCOMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; ROXITHROMYCIN; SPIRAMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL SUPERINFECTION; BRONCHITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHARYNGITIS; POLAND; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SINUSITIS; TONSILLITIS;

AMBULATORY CARE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRONCHITIS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; PHARYNGITIS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POLAND; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SINUSITIS; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 2342469973     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2003.10.009     Document Type: Article

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