Antibiotic Utilization in Pediatric Hospitalized Patients – A Single Center Study
Author(s) -
Hasime Qorraj Bytyqi,
Rexhep Hoxha,
Elton Bahtiri,
Valon Krasniqi,
Shaip Krasniqi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
open access macedonian journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.288
H-Index - 17
ISSN - 1857-9655
DOI - 10.3889/oamjms.2017.045
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonology , antibiotics , guideline , cephalosporin , nephrology , retrospective cohort study , antibiotic resistance , metronidazole , antimicrobial , antimicrobial stewardship , pediatrics , defined daily dose , medical microbiology , intensive care medicine , emergency medicine , drug , pharmacology , microbiology and biotechnology , pathology , virology , biology
Antibiotics are among the most commonly prescribed drugs in paediatrics. In most cases, antibiotics are started on an empirical basis, without proof of a bacterial infection, either before the start of therapy or afterwards.
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