Evaluation of antibiotic use in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit of a developing country.
AUTHORS
Abbas
Q ,
Ul Haq
A ,
Kumar
R ,
Ali
SA ,
Hussain
K ,
Shakoor
S ,
. Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine. 2016 5 1; 20(5). 291-4
- PMID: 27275078 [PubMed].
- PMCID: PMC4876651.
ABSTRACT
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) patients are often prescribed antibiotics with a low threshold in comparison to patients elsewhere. Irrational antibiotics use can lead to rapid emergence of drug resistance, so surveillance of their use is important.
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) patients are often prescribed antibiotics with a low threshold in comparison to patients elsewhere. Irrational antibiotics use can lead to rapid emergence of drug resistance, so surveillance of their use is important.
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