Drug prescribing pattern in upper respiratory tract infections among the pediatric population attending outpatient clinics in pediatric hospitals
Overprescription of antibiotics is a significant issue among clinicians in pediatric outpatient clinics. Stewardship of drugs, particularly antibiotics, is a must to prevent the development of drug resistance. Most cases of URTIs were treated in accordance with the existing national treatment guidelines.
Authors
- Mohamed Saad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3400-8839)
- Mai M. Badr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4695-7751)
- Ahmed Kamal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1925-3158)
- Eman Amin Abdelaziz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2344-6454)
- Veronia F Fahim
Institutions
- Cairo University (EG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal of Clinical Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-03-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5409/wjcp.v14.i2.100614
- Primary Topic
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00