Variation in paediatric hospital antibiotic guidelines in Europe

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 72-76

  Spyridis, N ^a   Syridou, G ^a   Goossens, H ^b   Versporten, A ^b   Kopsidas, J ^a   Kourlaba, G ^a   Bielicki, J ^c   Drapier, N ^b   Zaoutis, T ^a,d   Tsolia, M ^a   Sharland, M ^c   Vergison, A ^e   Leon V ^e   Delestrait, M ^e   Huza, C ^e   Lepage, P ^e   Mahieu, L ^e   Boy, T ^e   Jansens, H ^e   Van Der Linden, D ^e   Briquet, C ^e   Allegaert, K ^e   Smits, A ^e   Gabriels, P ^e   Vuye, A ^e   Lutsar, I ^e   Tamm, E ^e   Larionova, A ^e   Laan, D ^e   Orbach, M ^e   Lorrot, M ^e   Angoulvant, F ^e   Prot Labarthe, S ^e   Dubos, F ^e   Lagree, M ^e   Hufnagel, M ^e   Schuster, K ^e   Henneke, P ^e   Roilides, E ^e   Iosifidis, E ^e   Corovessi, V ^e   Michos, A ^e   Galanakis, E ^e   Gkentzi, D ^e   Giacquinto, C ^e   Longo, G ^e   Dona, D ^e   Mion, T ^e   D'Argenio, P ^e   Degli, M L Ciofi ^e   De Luca, M ^e   Ciliento, G ^e   Esposito, S ^e   Danieli, E ^e   Montinaro, V ^e   Tenconi, R ^e   Nicolini, G ^e   Sviestina, C I Montagnani ^e   Pavare, J ^e   Rasnaca, K ^e   Gardovska, D ^e   Usonis, V ^e   Grope, I ^e   Gurksniene, V ^e   Eidukaite, A ^e   Biver, A ^e   Brett, A ^e   Esteves, I ^e   Cambrea, S C ^e   Craiu, M ^e   Tomescu, E ^e   Cizman, M ^e   Babnik, J ^e   Kenda, R ^e   Vidmar, I ^e   Nunez Cuadros, E ^e   Rojo, P ^e   Lopez Varela, E ^e   Ureta, N ^e   Perez Lopez, A ^e   Mosqueda, R ^e   Orta, L ^e   Santos, M ^e   Navarro, M ^e   Santiago, B ^e   Hernandez Sampelaya, T ^e   Saavedra, J ^e   Pineiro, R ^e   Torel, P ^e   Cano, I Mate ^e   Baumann, P ^e   Berger, C ^e   Menson, E ^e   Botgros, A ^e   Doerholt, K ^e   Drysdale, S ^e   Makwana, N ^e   McCorry, A ^e   Garbash, E M ^e   Chetcutiganado, C ^e   McLeod, M ^e   Caldwell, N ^e   Nash, C ^e   McCullagh, B ^e   Sharpe, D ^e   Tweddell, L ^e   Liese, J G ^e   Aston, J ^e   Gallagher, A ^e   Satodia, P ^e   Howard Smith, N ^e   Korinteli, I ^e   Tavchioska, G ^e   Jensen, L ^e   Trethon, A ^e   Unuk, S ^e   Childs, N ^e   Canlas, J ^e   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^c ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^e University of Pennsylvania ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BONE INFECTION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION; NEWBORN SEPSIS; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; TREATMENT DURATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITAL; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEPSIS; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; EUROPE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEPSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84952054344     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2015-308255     Document Type: Article

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