Using a period incidence survey to compare antibiotic use in children between a university hospital and a district hospital in a country with low antimicrobial resistance: a prospective observational study

Using a period incidence survey to compare antibiotic use in children between a university hospital and a district hospital in a country with low antimicrobial resistance: a prospective observational study

ObjectivesTo describe and compare antibiotic use in relation to indications, doses, adherence rate to guidelines and rates of broad-spectrum antibiotics (BSA) in two different paediatric departments with different academic cultures, and identify areas with room for improvement.DesignProspective obse...

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Main Authors: Christian Magnus Thaulow, Hege Salvesen Blix, Beate Horsberg Eriksen, Ingvild Ask, Tor Åge Myklebust, Dag Berild
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2019-05-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/5/e027836.full

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