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Antibiotic prescribing in general practice and hospital admissions for peritonsillar abscess, mastoiditis, and rheumatic fever in children: time trend analysis
Author(s) -
Sharland M,
Kendall H,
Yeates D,
Randall A,
Hughes G,
Glasziou P,
Mant D
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
clinical otolaryngology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.914
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1749-4486
pISSN - 1749-4478
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-4486.2005.01086.x
Subject(s) - medicine , peritonsillar abscess , mastoiditis , pediatrics , citation , abscess , library science , surgery , otitis , computer science
Antibiotic resistance is an increasing problem in paediatric practice. General practitioners in the United Kingdom have consequently been exhorted to minimise antibiotic prescribing for childhood upper respiratory infections. However, some data suggest an association between reduced prescribing and an increased incidence of rare complications of bacterial infection. We report national data on community prescribing of antibiotics and hospital admissions for peritonsillar abscess, mastoiditis, and rheumatic fever in children during 1993-2003 (community prescribing) and 1993-2002 (hospital admissions).