Antibiotics for childhood community-acquired pneumonia in a region with a high prevalence of penicillin non-susceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae [6]

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 603-605

  Lee, Wai Kin ^a   Young, Betty Wan Yin ^a  

^a PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial therapy; Guidelines; Prescribing practice

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFACLOR; CEFUROXIME; CLAVULANIC ACID; ERYTHROMYCIN; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFANT; LETTER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ADOLESCENT; AMOXICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLAVULANIC ACID; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; ERYTHROMYCIN; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFANT; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCOCCAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PREVALENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 24644497588     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dki271     Document Type: Letter

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