Prescriptions of broad-spectrum antibiotics to outpatients do not match increased prevalence and antibiotic resistance of respiratory pathogens in Bavaria

Polish Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 105-110

  Borgmann, Stefan ^a   Jakobiak, Thomas ^a   Gruber, Heribert ^a   Schröder, Helmut ^b   Sagel, Ulrich ^c  

^a SYNLAB ACADEMY   (Germany)

^b Wissenschaftliches Institut der AOK WIdO   (Germany)

^c Analyse BioLab GmbH   (Austria)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prescription; H. influenzae; Respiratory infection; S. Pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CEFACLOR; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; ERYTHROMYCIN; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN G; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; GERMANY; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; GERMANY; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTIONS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMANS; OUTPATIENTS; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; PRESCRIPTIONS; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 69549103704     PISSN: 17331331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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