title: Pharmaceutical prescribing for children. Part 3. Antibiotic prescribing for children with odontogenic infections.
abstract: This paper is the third in a series on the prescribing of medicines for children by dentists working in primary care. It deals with antibiotics, which may be prescribed for infections arising from teeth, and reviews current best practice.
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education and Training, Mersey Deanery, 4 Dowhills Road, Blundellsands, Liverpool L23 8SN, UK. Nikolaus.Palmer@btinternet.com
authors.forename: Nikolaus O A
authors.initials: NO
authors.lastname: Palmer
mesh_terms: D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D017963:Azithromycin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D005491:Focal Infection, Dental / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D010404:Penicillin V / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D008795:Metronidazole; D004917:Erythromycin; D000658:Amoxicillin; D017963:Azithromycin; D010404:Penicillin V