Effect of antibiotics for otitis media on mastoiditis in children: A retrospective cohort study using the united kingdom general practice research database

Pediatrics

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 424-430

  Thompson, Paula Louise ^a   Gilbert, Ruth E ^b   Long, Paul F ^a   Saxena, Sonia ^c   Sharland, Mike ^d   Wong, Ian Chi Kei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Mastoiditis; Otitis media; Pediatrics; Prescribing

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ERYTHROMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASTOIDECTOMY; MASTOIDITIS; MORBIDITY; OTITIS MEDIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED KINGDOM; COHORT ANALYSIS; FACTUAL DATABASE; INCIDENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MASTOIDITIS; OTITIS MEDIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 61549111854     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2007-3349     Document Type: Article

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