Determinants of antibiotic prescriptions in a large cohort of children discharged from a pediatric emergency department

While there is evidence of high use of wide-spectrum antibiotics in children evaluated in the pediatric emergency departments, determinants of this behavior are still unclear. This study was aimed at defining the demographic, social, clinical, and laboratory factors that affect antibiotic prescripti...

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Published in:	European journal of pediatrics Vol. 181; no. 5; pp. 2017 - 2030
Main Authors:	Covino, Marcello, Buonsenso, Danilo, Gatto, Antonio, Morello, Rosa, Curatole, Antonietta, Simeoni, Benedetta, Franceschi, Francesco, Chiaretti, Antonio
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.05.2022 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Antibiotic resistance Antibiotics Antimicrobial Stewardship Child Children Demography Departments Drug Prescriptions Emergency medical care Emergency Service, Hospital Fever Humans Laboratories Medicine Medicine & Public Health Original Original Article Patient Discharge Patients Pediatrics Practice Patterns, Physicians Prescriptions Respiratory tract diseases Respiratory Tract Infections - drug therapy Retrospective Studies Antibiotics Emergency department Children
ISSN:	1432-1076, 0340-6199, 1432-1076
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