Abstract
During 1997-2006, general practitioner consultations for skin conditions for children <18 years of age in England increased 19%, from 128.5 to 152.9/1,000 child-years, and antistaphylococcal drug prescription rates increased 64%, from 17.8 to 29.1/1,000 child-years. During the same time period, hospital admissions for Staphylococcus aureus infections rose 49% from 53.4 to 79.3/100,000 child-years.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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England / epidemiology
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Floxacillin / therapeutic use
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Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data
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Humans
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Incidence
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Practice Patterns, Physicians' / statistics & numerical data
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Staphylococcal Skin Infections / complications*
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Staphylococcal Skin Infections / drug therapy
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Staphylococcal Skin Infections / epidemiology*
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Staphylococcal Skin Infections / microbiology
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Staphylococcus aureus* / isolation & purification
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Floxacillin