Variability in antibiotic prescribing: An inconvenient truth

Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2015, Pages e136-e138

  Hicks, Lauri A ^a   Blaser, Martin J ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobials; Medical practice; Microbiome; Outpatient

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ALLERGY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; DRUG UTILIZATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMANS;

EID: 84983214944     PISSN: 20487193     EISSN: 20487207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpids/piu106     Document Type: Editorial

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