Antibiotic prescribing in ambulatory pediatrics in the United States

Pediatrics

Volumn 128, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1053-1061

  Hersh, Adam L ^a   Shapiro, Daniel J ^b   Pavia, Andrew T ^a   Shah, Samir S ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibacterial agents; Inappropriate prescribing; Pediatrics; Physician's practice patterns; Respiratory tract infections

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; LINCOMYCIN; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SULFONAMIDE; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE;

AMBULATORY CARE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; DIAGNOSIS; DRUG CLASSIFICATION; DRUG INDICATION; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SKIN INFECTION; UNITED STATES; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

AMBULATORY CARE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 83155192952     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2011-1337     Document Type: Article

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