Oral antibiotic prescribing during pregnancy in primary care: UK population-based study

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 65, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2238-2246

  Petersen, Irene ^a   Gilbert, Ruth ^b   Evans, Stephen ^c   Ridolfi, Antonia ^d   Nazareth, Irwin ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drug usage; Respiratory tract infections; SCCS; Self controlled case series; The Health Improvement Network primary care database; Urinary tract infections

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG USE; EAR INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SELF CONTROL; SKIN INFECTION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 77957236207     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkq307     Document Type: Article

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