Faecal carriage of antibiotic resistant Escherichia coli in asymptomatic children and associations with primary care antibiotic prescribing: A systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Bryce, Ashley ^a   Costelloe, Céire ^b   Hawcroft, Claire ^a   Wootton, Mandy ^c   Hay, Alastair D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; TETRACYCLINE; TRIMETHOPRIM; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC INFECTION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE BASE; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; ADOLESCENT; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG EFFECTS; FECES; FEMALE; GLOBAL HEALTH; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ASYMPTOMATIC INFECTIONS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; FEMALE; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84979265955     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12879-016-1697-6     Document Type: Article

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