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Antibiotic overusage and resistance: A cross-sectional survey among pediatric dentists
Author(s) -
Sapna Konde,
Lalitha S. Jairam,
Preetha Peethambar,
Sunil Raj Noojady,
Narayan Chandra Kumar
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3905
pISSN - 0970-4388
DOI - 10.4103/0970-4388.180444
Subject(s) - medicine , medical prescription , antibiotics , amoxicillin , antibiotic resistance , metronidazole , clavulanic acid , cross sectional study , family medicine , pediatrics , pharmacology , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Most human orofacial infections originate from odontogenic infections and prescribing antibiotics has become a ubiquitous phenomenon. The World Health Organization (WHO) has recognized the inappropriate, indiscriminate, and irrational use of antibiotics leading to antibiotic resistance as a global problem.

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