Seasonality of Antibiotic-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae That Causes Acute Otitis Media: A Clue for an Antibiotic-Restriction Policy?

BACKGROUND: It is unclear whether reducing antibiotic prescriptions can reduce rates of resistance once resistance becomes prevalent. We attempted to determine whether reduced antibiotic consumption, which is observed yearly in children during the warm season, is associated with a reduction in antib...

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Main Authors: Dagan, Ron, Barkai, Galia, Givon-Lavi, Noga, Sharf, Amir Z., Vardy, Daniel, Cohen, Ted, Lipsitch, Marc, Greenberg, David
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2008
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2652754/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18419528
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1086/528995
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