Are empiric antibiotics for acute exudative tonsillitis needed in children?

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 328-332

  Hsieh, Tsung Hsueh ^a,b   Chen, Po Yen ^a   Huang, Fang Liang ^a   Wang, Jiann Der ^a   Wang, Li Ching ^a   Lin, Heng Kuei ^a   Lin, Hsiao Chuan ^b   Hsieh, Hsin Yang ^b   Yu, Meng Kung ^b   Chang, Chih Feng ^b   Chuang, Tzu Yau ^b   Lee, Chin Yun ^c  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute exudative tonsillitis; Antibiotics; Children

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACUTE EXUDATIVE TONSILLITIS; ADENOVIRUS; ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; EMERGENCY WARD; EMPIRIC ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ENTEROVIRUS; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; SCHOOL CHILD; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; TAIWAN; THROAT CULTURE; TONSILLITIS; VIRUS ISOLATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG UTILIZATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PHARYNX; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TAIWAN; TONSILLITIS; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 80053642954     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: 19959133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2010.08.009     Document Type: Article

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