Unnecessary antibiotic treatment of children hospitalised with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) bronchiolitis: risk factors and prescription patterns

ABSTRACT: Objectives: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of respiratory tract infections, especially in young children. Antibiotics are often unnecessarily prescribed for the treatment of RSV. Such treatments affect antibiotic resistance in future bacterial infections of treated p...

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Main Authors: Uri Obolski, Eias Kassem, Wasef Na'amnih, Shebly Tannous, Viktoria Kagan, Khitam Muhsen
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Elsevier 2021
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RSV
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/45dd63d34daa4879a478ee2c186ff04f
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