Seasonality of Antibiotic‐ResistantStreptococcus pneumoniaeThat Causes Acute Otitis Media: A Clue for an Antibiotic‐Restriction Policy?
Open Access
- 15 April 2008
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 197 (8) , 1094-1102
- https://doi.org/10.1086/528995
Abstract
BackgroundIt is unclear whether reducing antibiotic prescriptions can reduce rates of resistance once resistance becomes prevalent. We attempted to deKeywords
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