Community antibiotic prescribing for children in France from 2015 to 2017: a cross-sectional national study

Autor: Dejan Milic, Corinne Levy, Pierre Chahwakilian, Robert Cohen, Jérémie F. Cohen, Tim A. Bruckner, Nhung T.H. Trinh, Gregory Coulthard, Martin Chalumeau, Magali Lemaitre
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy.
ISSN: 1460-2091
0305-7453
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkaa162
Popis: Objectives To assess recent community antibiotic prescribing for French children and identify areas of potential improvement. Methods We analysed 221 768 paediatric ( Results GPs prescribed more antibiotics than paediatricians [prescription rate 26.1 (95% CI 25.9–26.3) versus 21.6 (95% CI 21.0–22.2) per 100 visits, respectively; P Conclusions Future antibiotic stewardship campaigns should target presumed viral RTIs, broad-spectrum antibiotic use and GPs aged ≥50 years.
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