QUESTION 1: Teething issues: Can doxycycline be safely used in young children?

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 101, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 772-774

  Boast, Alison ^a   Curtis, Nigel ^a,b,c   Gwee, Amanda ^a,b,c  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Doxycycline; Tooth color; Tooth discoloration

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ARTHRALGIA; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; NEWBORN PERIOD; NOTE; PEDIATRICIAN; PERMANENT TOOTH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECONDARY DENTITION; TOOTH ERUPTION; TREATMENT DURATION; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DRUG EFFECT; ENAMEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOOTH DISCOLORATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL ENAMEL; DOXYCYCLINE; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOOTH DISCOLORATION;

EID: 84977502580     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2016-310964     Document Type: Note

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