Appropriateness of antibiotic prescribing in paediatric patients in a hospital emergency department

• Main Authors: Borja Croche Santander (Author), Elena Campos Alonso (Author), Adela Sánchez Carrión (Author), Laura Marcos Fuentes (Author), Isabel Diaz Flores (Author), Juan Carlos Vargas (Author), Bárbara Fernández Domínguez (Author), Cristóbal Toro Ibañez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Antibiotics represent one of the most widely prescribed therapeutic agents in children. It has been estimated that 30-50% of antibiotic prescriptions for this population are inappropriate. In this scenario, analysis of prescription data provides an invaluable source of information as a...