Effect of educational intervention on antibiotic prescription practices for upper respiratory infections in children: A multicentre study

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 937-940

  Razon, Yaron ^a,c   Ashkenazi, Shai ^b,c   Cohen, Avner ^b,c   Hering, Eli ^b,c   Amzel, Shlomo ^b,c   Babilsky, Hanan ^b,c   Bahir, Arie ^b,c   Gazala, Eli ^b,c   Levy, Itzhak ^a,c  

^a SCHNEIDER CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^b CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Community; Education; Respiratory tract infections; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFACLOR; CEFUROXIME AXETIL; ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSULTATION; CONTINUING EDUCATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OTITIS MEDIA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PEDIATRICIAN; PHARYNGITIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; SINUSITIS; THROAT CULTURE; TONSILLITIS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG UTILIZATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HUMANS; ISRAEL; OTITIS MEDIA; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SINUSITIS; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 27744608527     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dki339     Document Type: Article

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