Non-adherence to antibiotic prescription guidelines in treating urinary tract infection of children: A population-based study in Taiwan

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1030-1035

  Chen, Chu C ^a   Wu, Li C ^a   Li, Chung Y ^a   Liu, Chih K ^b,c   Woung, Lin C ^b   Ko, Ming C ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

antibiotics; children; guidelines; non adherence; population based study; urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE; NITROFURANTOIN; OFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G; PYRROLE; TETRACYCLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; HUMAN; INFANT; MEDICAL EXPERT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TAIWAN; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDICINE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TAIWAN; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 80755169466     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2010.01469.x     Document Type: Article

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