The TARGET cohort study protocol: A prospective primary care cohort study to derive and validate a clinical prediction rule to improve the targeting of antibiotics in children with respiratory tract illnesses

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Redmond, Niamh M ^a   Davies, Rachel ^a   Christensen, Hannah ^a   Blair, Peter S ^a   Lovering, Andrew M ^b   Leeming, John P ^b   Muir, Peter ^c   Vipond, Barry ^c   Thornton, Hannah ^a   Fletcher, Margaret ^d   Delaney, Brendan ^e   Little, Paul ^f   Thompson, Matthew ^g   Peters, Tim J ^a   Hay, Alastair D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^e KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Cohort study; Primary care; Protocol; Respiratory tract infections (RTIs); Throat swab

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFANT; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHARYNX; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK FACTOR; STANDARDS; VIROLOGY; ARTICLE; METHODOLOGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; INFANT; PHARYNX; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84881507552     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-13-322     Document Type: Article

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