[Use of antibiotics in the paediatric population].
This paper highlights a number of general concepts on the peculiarities and distinguishing characteristics of antibiotic use in children, and the following currently available antibiotic groups are reviewed in detail: beta-lactams, macrolides, azalides, lincosamides and ketolides, aminoglycosides, quinolones, tetracyclines, sulfonamides, glycopeptides, streptogramins and others with a single representative, giving a series of recommendations on their use in paediatrics. From the knowledge of the causative agents of major infections in children, a recommendation is proposed for initial empirical antibiotic therapy to treat major paediatric infectious diseases, according to the premises and contents expressed in this paper.
Rodrigo
Carlos
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Hospital Universitario Germans Trias i Pujol, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Badalona, Barcelona, España. crodrigo.germanstrias@gencat.at
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002511:Cephalosporins; D010406:Penicillins