Increasing Skin Infections and Staphylococcus aureus Complications in Children, England, 1997–2006

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Saxena, Sonia ; Thompson, Paula ; Birger, Ruthie ; Bottle, Alex ; Spyridis, Nikos ; Wong, Ian ; Johnson, Alan P. ; Gilbert, Ruth ; Sharland, Mike
• Corporate Authors:
  on behalf of improving Children’s Antibiotic Prescribing Group
• Description:
  During 1997-2006, general practitioner consultations for skin conditions for children <18 years of age in England increased 19%, from 128.5 to 152.9/1,000 child-years, and antistaphylococcal drug prescription rates increased 64%, from 17.8 to 29.1/1,000 child-years. During the same time period, hospital admissions for Staphylococcus aureus infections rose 49% from 53.4 to 79.3/100,000 child-years.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Anti-Bacterial Agents Child Child, Preschool Dispatch Floxacillin Hospitalization Humans Incidence Physician's Practice Patterns Staphylococcal Skin Infections

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 16(3):530-533.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  England
• Location:
  Europe
• Volume:
  16
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:cc37fd6ec58a57e7b88eb9be24abafb1b5ab1bc757ba6c816f5300a6808fc6c0
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/17974/cdc_17974_DS1.pdf
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