Non-Response to Antibiotic Treatment in Adolescents for Four Common Infections in UK Primary Care 1991–2012: A Retrospective, Longitudinal Study

Non-Response to Antibiotic Treatment in Adolescents for Four Common Infections in UK Primary Care 1991–2012: A Retrospective, Longitudinal Study

We studied non-response rates to antibiotics in the under-reported subgroup of adolescents aged 12 to 17 years old, using standardised criteria representing antibiotic treatment failure. Routine, primary care data from the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) were used. Annual, non-response...

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Main Authors: Ellen Berni, Laura A. Scott, Sara Jenkins-Jones, Hanka De Voogd, Monica S. Rocha, Chris C. Butler, Christopher Ll. Morgan, Craig J. Currie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-07-01
Series:Antibiotics
Subjects:
otitis media
adolescents
primary care
first line
respiratory tract infection
skin infection
treatment response
treatment failure
antibiotics
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/5/3/25

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