A regionwide intervention to promote appropriate antibiotic use in children reversed trends in erythromycin resistance to Streptococcus pyogenes

Acta Paediatr. 2015 Sep;104(9):e422-4. doi: 10.1111/apa.13072. Epub 2015 Jun 26.
No abstract available

Keywords: Antibiotic prescriptions; Antibiotic resistance; Macrolides; Pharyngitis; Streptococcus infections.

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Adolescent
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial*
  • Erythromycin / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Inappropriate Prescribing / prevention & control
  • Italy
  • Pharyngitis / drug therapy
  • Pharyngitis / microbiology*
  • Streptococcal Infections / drug therapy*
  • Streptococcus pyogenes*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Erythromycin