Antibacterial prescriptions for acute gastrointestinal infections: Uncovering the iceberg

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 141, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 859-867

  Stefanoff, P ^a   Rogalska, J ^a   Czech, M ^b   Staszewska, E ^a   Rosinska, M ^a  

^a NATIONAL MEDICINES INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Antibacterial overuse; antibacterial treatment; gastrointestinal infections; Poland; using a standardized questionnaire

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; CEFADROXIL; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; NIFURTOINOL; PENICILLIN V;

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG UTILIZATION; FECES LEVEL; FEMALE; FEVER; GENERAL PRACTICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MINORITY GROUP; MUCUS FECES LEVEL; OCCULT BLOOD; POLAND; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SYSTEMIC THERAPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POLAND; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84874495662     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268812001173     Document Type: Article

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