Use of antimicrobial agents for upper respiratory tract infections in Taiwanese children

Chang Gung Medical Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 758-764

  Huang, Yu Hsuan ^a   Huang, Yhu Chering ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Children; Resistance; Taiwan; Upper respiratory tract infections

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; AZTREONAM; BENZATHINE PENICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CLINDAMYCIN; INFLUENZA VACCINE; MACROLIDE; OSELTAMIVIR; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN V; RIFAMPICIN; SULTAMICILLIN;

ACUTE EPIGLOTTITIS; ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; ACUTE SINUSITIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BRONCHITIS; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMON COLD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG USE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; LABORATORY TEST; META ANALYSIS; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; NONHUMAN; PEDIATRICIAN; PHARYNGITIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TAIWAN; TONSILLITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; COMMON COLD; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; OTITIS MEDIA; PHARYNGITIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SINUSITIS; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 30444440893     PISSN: 02558270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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