Effectiveness of multifaceted interventions on rational use of antibiotics for patients with upper respiratory tract infections and acute diarrhea

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 97, Issue 3 SUPPL. 3, 2014, Pages

  Boonyasiri, Adhiratha ^a   Thamlikitkul, Visanu ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Acute diarrhea; Antibiotics; Out patient; Upper respiratory tract infection

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFDINIR; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; NORFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN V; ROXITHROMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ARTICLE; CHILD; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG USE; FECES CULTURE; GROUP A STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; ICD-10; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; NURSE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; SALMONELLA; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; THROAT CULTURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; ACUTE DISEASE; AMBULATORY CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIARRHEA; FECES; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MICROBIOLOGY; PHARYNX; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STATISTICS;

ACUTE DISEASE; AMBULATORY CARE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DIARRHEA; FECES; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; PHARYNX; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84900034021     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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