Book chapter
Principles of Anti-Infective Therapy
Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, pp 1460-1467
2018
Abstract
The selection of optimal antibiotic therapy for presumed bacterial infection is based on the balance of benefits and risks of specific therapy for each child. Prescribing the right antibiotic or antibiotics early in the course of serious infection can save a life or avoid substantial morbidity. Inappropriate antibiotic therapy given to a child with a viral infection exposes the child needlessly to antibiotic toxicities, adds to the selective pressure driving antibiotic resistance in bacteria, creates unnecessary costs to the medical system, and can divert attention from evaluation and management of the child’s condition. [1st paragraph]
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Details
- Title
- Principles of Anti-Infective Therapy
- Creators
- John S. BradleySarah S. Long
- Publication Details
- Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, pp 1460-1467
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Edition
- 5th
- Number of pages
- 8
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Pediatrics
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85055581856
- Other Identifier
- 991019335243704721