It's time for a change in practice: Reducing antibiotic use can alter antibiotic resistance

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 197, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1082-1083

  Friedman, Cindy R ^a   Whitney, Cynthia G ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; OTITIS MEDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TREATMENT DURATION; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG THERAPY; HUMANS; OTITIS MEDIA; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 42549091151     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/533450     Document Type: Editorial

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