Unnecessary antibiotic treatment of children hospitalised with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) bronchiolitis: risk factors and prescription patterns

Unnecessary antibiotic treatment of children hospitalised with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) bronchiolitis: risk factors and prescription patterns

ABSTRACT: Objectives: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of respiratory tract infections, especially in young children. Antibiotics are often unnecessarily prescribed for the treatment of RSV. Such treatments affect antibiotic resistance in future bacterial infections of treated p...

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Main Authors: Uri Obolski, Eias Kassem, Wasef Na'amnih, Shebly Tannous, Viktoria Kagan, Khitam Muhsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-12-01
Series:Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance
Subjects:
Antimicrobial resistance
Antibiotic misuse
Respiratory syncytial virus
RSV
Children
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213716521002320

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