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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Saxena, Sonia ; Thompson, Paula ; Birger, Ruthie ; Bottle, Alex ; Spyridis, Nikos ; ... More +
Saxena, Sonia ; Thompson, Paula ; Birger, Ruthie ; Bottle, Alex ; Spyridis, Nikos ; Wong, Ian ; Johnson, Alan P. ; Gilbert, Ruth ; Sharland, Mike ; Less -
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.
Subject:
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Adolescent
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Child
Child, Preschool
Dispatch
Floxacillin
Hospitalization
Humans
Incidence
Physician's Practice Patterns
Staphylococcal Skin Infections

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 16(3):530-533.
Document Type:
Journal Article ;
Place as Subject:
England ;
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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