Antibiotic prescribing for children in primary care and adherence to treatment guidelines

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1707-1714

  Ivanovska, Verica ^a   Hek, Karin ^b   Teeuwisse, Aukje K Mantel ^a   Leufkens, Hubert G M ^a,c   Nielen, Mark M J ^b   Van Dijk, Liset ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c MEDICINES EVALUATION BOARD   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; PENICILLIN V; PHENETICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; EAR INFECTION; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; FEMALE; FEVER; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; NETHERLANDS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHINOSINUSITIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SINUSITIS; SORE THROAT; STREPTOCOCCAL PHARYNGITIS; TONSILLITIS; ADOLESCENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INFANT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INFANT; NETHERLANDS; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84973397857     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkw030     Document Type: Article

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