Antibiotic prescribing for upper respiratory tract infections in Sarawak district hospitals

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 136-140

  Phiaw Kho, Boon ^a   Yian Ong, Charlene Mei ^b   Yin Tan, Freda Tze ^c   Yang Wee, Chee ^c  

^a Mukah Hospital   (Malaysia)

^b Pharmacy Department   (Malaysia)

^c Saratok Hospital   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; District hospital; Prescribing; Upper respiratory tract infection

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACAMPICILLIN; CEFUROXIME; CLOXACILLIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN ETHYLSUCCINATE; ERYTHROMYCIN STEARATE; PENICILLIN V; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; HUMAN; INFANT; MEDICAL ASSISTANT; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; PRESCRIPTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; MALAYSIA; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84876928430     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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