Clinical predictors of antibiotic prescribing for acutely ill children in primary care: An observational study

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 65, Issue 638, 2015, Pages e585-e592

  O'Brien, Kathryn ^a   Bellis, Thomas Wyn ^c   Kelson, Mark ^b   Hood, Kerenza ^b   Butler, Christopher C ^a,d   Edwards, Adrian ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c GREAT WESTERN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute disease; Antibacterial agents; Antibiotic prescribing; Children; Infection; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; EAR INFECTION; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SORE THROAT; TONSILLITIS; UNITED KINGDOM; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; AGE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; INFANT; INFECTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; WALES;

AGE FACTORS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INFANT; INFECTION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; WALES;

EID: 84942570191     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: 14785242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp15X686497     Document Type: Article

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