Revista panamericana de salud pública = Pan American journal of public health
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Rev. Panam. Salud Publica · Dec 2011
Physicians' responsibility for antibiotic use in infants from periurban Lima, Peru.
To describe the use of antibiotics in Peruvian children under 1 year in a setting where they are available without a prescription. ⋯ Infants are often exposed to antibiotics in this setting. Overuse of antibiotics is common for diagnoses such as pharyngitis, bronchitis, bronchial obstruction, and diarrhea but is typically inappropriate (83.1% of courses) based on the most common etiologies for this age group. Interventions to improve the use of antibiotics should focus on physicians, since a physician's prescription was the most common reason for antibiotic use.
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Rev. Panam. Salud Publica · Dec 2011
[Reasons for inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics in a high-complexity pediatric hospital].
Determine the reasons for inappropriate prescription of antibiotics and identify opportunities to improve prescription of these drugs in pediatric patients hospitalized in intermediate and intensive care units. ⋯ Inappropriate use of antibiotics was less common in the clinical conditions that were well-characterized. Prescribing practices that could be improved were identified through the preparation and circulation of guidelines for antibiotic use in hospital inpatients.