Variation in antibiotic prescribing across a pediatric primary care network

Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 297-304

  Gerber, Jeffrey S ^a,b   Prasad, Priya A ^a   Russell Localio, A ^b   Fiks, Alexander G ^a,b   Grundmeier, Robert W ^a,b   Bell, Louis M ^a,b   Wasserman, Richard C ^b   Keren, Ron ^a,b   Zaoutis, Theoklis E ^a,b,c  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobials; Children; Outpatient; Respiratory tract infection; Variability

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CEPHALOSPORIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DRUG USE; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT CARE; PNEUMONIA; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINUSITIS; STREPTOCOCCAL PHARYNGITIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG UTILIZATION; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INFANT; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INFANT; PEDIATRICIANS; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 85006201752     PISSN: 20487193     EISSN: 20487207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpids/piu086     Document Type: Article

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