Background: We examined the extent and correlates of appropriate antibiotic use among
children hospitalized with bacterial acute gastroenteritis (AGE) in Israel, a high-income …

Conclusions This study demonstrates the discrepancies between recommendations and
ambulatory practice in the antibiotic treatment of acute diarrhea in children both before and …

Background Epidemiologic studies that evaluate the relationship between previous
antibiotic use and acute gastroenteritis (AGE) in the pediatric population are currently …

Background Gastroenteritis is a common infectious disease in children, which results in high
mortality and morbidity, especially in resource-poor countries. This study presents the …

Background: Although treatment with empirical antibiotics is recommended for dysenteric or
invasive bacterial diarrhoea, overuse is common in clinical practice worldwide. Recent …

Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) poses a significant public health challenge for children in
developing countries. Considering the high prevalence of AGE in Iranian children, the aim of …

Background Antibiotics are usually not recommended in the management of acute
gastroenteritis (AGE) in infants. Our study aimed at testing whether our practice was in …

Background: This study investigated recent trends in antibiotic use and factors associated
with antibiotic use among children with acute infectious diarrhea. We obtained records of …

Patients at the Raleigh Fitkin Memorial Hospital, ESwatini, especially children diagnosed
with acute gastroenteritis, are mostly prescribed with antibiotics. Previous data suggest that …

Objective To quantify the frequency of antibiotic treatments attributable to specific enteric
pathogens due to the treatment of diarrhoea among children in the first 2 years of life in low …