Short report: Antibiotic use in pediatric patients admitted to a referral hospital in Botswana

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 129-131

  Fisher, Brian T ^a   Meaney, Peter A ^a   Shah, Samir S ^a   Irwin, Stacy A ^b   Grady, Carol A ^a   Kurup, Shobha ^c   Malefho, Kolaatamo C S ^c   Jibril, Haruna ^c   Steenhoff, Andrew P ^c  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (Botswana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOSALICYLIC ACID; AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; PENICILLIN G; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TRIMETHOPRIM; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BOTSWANA; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; TREATMENT DURATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BOTSWANA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 67650321578     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2009.81.129     Document Type: Article

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