Antibiotic prescriptions in Italian hospitalised children after serial point prevalence surveys (or pointless prevalence surveys): has anything actually changed over the years?

Abstract Background Point prevalence surveys have been used in several studies to provide immediate and easily comparable information about antibiotic use and showed that about one third of hospitalised children had on ongoing antimicrobial prescription during their hospital admission. The aim of th...

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Main Authors: Chiara Tersigni, Carlotta Montagnani, Patrizia D’Argenio, Marzia Duse, Susanna Esposito, Yingfen Hsia, Mike Sharland, Luisa Galli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:Italian Journal of Pediatrics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13052-019-0722-y