Use of antibiotics in upper respiratory infections on patients under 16 years old in private ambulatory medicine

Peláez Ballestas I

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Título :	Use of antibiotics in upper respiratory infections on patients under 16 years old in private ambulatory medicine
Creador:	Peláez Ballestas I
Nivel de acceso:	Open access
Palabras clave :	Atención Ambulatoria - estadísticas y datos numéricos Antibacterianos - uso terapéutico México Planes de Salud de Prepago - estadísticas y datos numéricos Práctica privada - estadísticas y datos numéricos Infecciones del tracto respiratorio - terapia por drogas Ambulatory Care - statistics & numerical data Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Mexico Prepaid Health Plans - statistics & numerical data Private Practice - statistics & numerical data Respiratory Tract Infections - drug therapy antibióticos/uso terapéutico infecciones del tracto respiratorio niño adolescencia prescripción de medicamentos México antibiotics/therapeutic use respiratory tract infections child adolescence prescriptions drug Mexico
Descripción :	Objective. To assess antibiotic use for upper respiratory infections (URI) treatment on patients under 16 years-old who are beneficiaries of a pre-paid health care scheme. Material and Methods. A database containing the record of all the medical prescriptions for URI treatment, from May 1997 to April 1998 was analyzed. Patients were under 16 years old and had been diagnosed with common colds, pharyngitis, bronchitis, sinusitis, otitis, and other unspecified upper respiratory tract infections. Three hundred and fifty-one physicians of seven different specialties who attended 25 300 beneficiaries wrote such prescriptions. Results. A total of 30 889 assorted medications were prescribed to 5 533 patients with the above diagnoses. Antibiotics were prescribed for 77.5% of all diagnoses, ranging from 58% for pharyngitis to 91% for laryngitis. The most frequently used antibiotics were: penicillin, cephalosporins, and macrolides. Conclusions. This study presents the information of antibiotics prescription practices for URI in a pre-paid health plan in Mexico. These findings may be used to support specific campaigns for rational use of antibiotics among children attended at private ambulatory health care practices.
Colaborador(es) u otros Autores:	Hernández Garduño A Arredondo García JL Viramontes Madrid JL Aguilar Chiu A
Fecha de publicación :	2003
Tipo de publicación:	Artículo
Formato:	pdf
Fuente:	Salud Pública de México 45(3):159 - 164
URI :	http://repositorio.pediatria.gob.mx:8180/handle/20.500.12103/2941
Idioma:	eng
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