Trajectories of antibiotic prescriptions in Italian children in the first four years of life: a retrospective birth-cohort study
From 2004 to 2022 in Italy, we observed heterogeneous antibiotic prescription patterns among children aged 0-4 years. Future strategies aimed at reducing the number of prescriptions in this age group should target the subgroups at higher risk.
Authors
- Erich Batzella (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6849-7920)
- Isabella Rosato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1335-4440)
- Anna Cantarutti
- Daniele Donà
- Cristina Canova
- Gloria Porcu
Institutions
- University of Padua (IT)
- University of Milano-Bicocca (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2026-01-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-25657-x
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca
- Università degli Studi di Padova