Antibiotic Prescription Patterns in the Paediatric Primary Care Setting before and after the COVID-19 Pandemic in Italy: An Analysis Using the AWaRe Metrics

• Main Authors: Elisa Barbieri (Author), Cecilia Liberati (Author), Anna Cantarutti (Author), Costanza Di Chiara (Author), Angela Lupattelli (Author), Michael Sharland (Author), Carlo Giaquinto (Author), Yingfen Hsia (Author), Daniele Doná (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The containment measures following COVID-19 pandemic drastically reduced airway infections, but they also limited the access of patients to healthcare services. We aimed to assess the antibiotic prescription patterns in the Italian paediatric primary care setting before and after the containment mea...