Evaluation of the prescription and use of antibiotics in Brazilian children

INTRODUCTION: Inappropriate use of antibiotics leads to increased levels of bacterial resistance making it difficult to treat upper respiratory tract infections. The appropriate use of these drugs has a fundamental role in controlling resistance and in success of treatment of childhood infections. T...

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Published in:	Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Main Authors:	Fernando de Sá Del Fiol, Luciane Cruz Lopes, Silvio Barberato-Filho, Cristiane de Cássia Bergamaschi Motta
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2013-06-01
Subjects:	Antibiotic Pediatrics Prescription
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702013000300005