Use of antibiotics in upper respiratory infections on patients under 16 years old in private ambulatory medicine Uso de antibióticos en infecciones de vías respiratorias altas de niños atendidos en consulta externa privada

• Main Authors: Ingris Peláez-Ballestas (Author), Adolfo Hernández-Garduño (Author), José Luis Arredondo-García (Author), Jose Luis Viramontes-Madrid (Author), Artemisa Aguilar-Chiu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2003-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To assess antibiotic use for upper respiratory infections (URI) treatment on patients under 16 years-old who are beneficiaries of a pre-paid health care scheme. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A database containing the record of all the medical prescriptions for URI treatment, from May 1997 to Apri...