Effect of beta lactam antibiotic use in children on pneumococcal resistance to penicillin: prospective cohort study
Nasrin, Dilruba; Collignon, Peter; Roberts, Leslee; Wilson, Elena Alexandrovna; Pilotto, Louis; Douglas, Robert M
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Objective: To examine the relation between use of antibiotics in a cohort of preschool children and nasal carriage of resistant strains of pneumococcus. Design and participants: Prospective cohort study over two years of 461 children aged under 4 years living in Canberra, Australia. Main outcome measures: Use of drugs, respiratory symptoms, and visits to doctors were documented in a daily diary by parents of the children during 25 months of observation. Isolates of pneumococci, which were...[Show more]
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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Date published: | 2002 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/94612 |
Source: | BMJ - British Medical Journal |
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