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Article: Are pediatricians adhering to principles of judicious antibiotic use for upper respiratory tract infections?
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- Southern Medical Journal
- Article date:
- October 1, 2002
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ABSTRACT
Background. In 1997, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in collaboration with other professional organizations, released principles for judicious use of antibiotics in pediatric upper respiratory illnesses (URI). This study compared use of antibiotics for URI in children before (1995) and after (1998) publication of the principles and compared survey responses with practice habits.
Methods. A questionnaire was mailed to a sample of pediatricians in northern Virginia. Office records of a randomly selected subset of pediatricians were reviewed.
Results. Seventy-five percent of pediatricians completed the questionnaire; ...