title: Are we over prescribing antibiotics in children with acute lower respiratory tract infections in Sri Lanka?
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Galle, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Wickramatilake
authors.affiliation: Special Care Baby Unit, Teaching Hospital Mahamodara, Galle, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Dharmadasa
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Galle, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: Mhad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Silva
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001988:Bronchiolitis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D057970:Inappropriate Prescribing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013188:Sri Lanka; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents