Assessing the appropriateness of paediatric antibiotic overuse in Australian children: a population-based sample survey

• Main Authors: Gaston Arnolda (Author), Peter Hibbert (Author), Hsuen P. Ting (Author), Charli Molloy (Author), Louise Wiles (Author), Meagan Warwick (Author), Tom Snelling (Author), Nusrat Homaira (Author), Adam Jaffe (Author), Jeffrey Braithwaite (Author), on behalf of the CareTrack Kids investigative team (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Infections caused by antibiotic resistant pathogens are increasing, with antibiotic overuse a key contributing factor. Objective The CareTrack Kids (CTK) team assessed the care of children in Australia aged 0-15 years in 2012 and 2013 to determine the proportion of care in line w...