Inappropriate prescribing contributes to high antibiotic exposure in young children in Australia.

Stejara A Netea Nicole L MessinaKaya GardinerLaure F PittetNigel Curtisnull null

Published in: The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy (2024)

At least two-thirds of children were prescribed antibiotics in the first 2 years of life, and more than a quarter of these exposures may have been unnecessary.

Keyphrases

primary care
young adults
air pollution
adverse drug
emergency department