The effect of rapid diagnostic testing for influenza on the reduction of antibiotic use in paediatric emergency department

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 98, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1589-1592

  Ozkaya E ^b   Cambaz, N ^a   Coskun Y ^a   Mete, F ^a   Geyik, M ^a   Samanci, N ^a  

^a VAKIF GUREBA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b Ahmet Celebi Mah   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prescription; Children; Influenza; Rapid test

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMON COLD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAISE; MALE; MYALGIA; PEDIATRIC WARD; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; THROAT CULTURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG UTILIZATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TURKEY; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 69749106354     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2009.01384.x     Document Type: Article

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