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Unnecessary prescribing of antibiotics to healthy/asymptomatic school-age carriers of potentially pathogenic bacteria
Saudi Medical Journal, 40 (2019), 4; 405-408. https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2019.4.24004
Kostić, Mirjana; Bedeković, Vladimir; Bastijančić-Kokić, Biserka; Lauc, Tomislav

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Kostić, M., Bedeković, V., Bastijančić Kokić, B. & Lauc, T. (2019). Unnecessary prescribing of antibiotics to healthy/asymptomatic school-age carriers of potentially pathogenic bacteria. Saudi Medical Journal, 40. (4), 405-408. doi: 10.15537/smj.2019.4.24004

Kostić, Mirjana, et al. "Unnecessary prescribing of antibiotics to healthy/asymptomatic school-age carriers of potentially pathogenic bacteria." Saudi Medical Journal, vol. 40, no. 4, 2019, pp. 405-408. https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2019.4.24004

Kostić, Mirjana, Vladimir Bedeković, Biserka Bastijančić Kokić and Tomislav Lauc. "Unnecessary prescribing of antibiotics to healthy/asymptomatic school-age carriers of potentially pathogenic bacteria." Saudi Medical Journal 40, no. 4 (2019): 405-408. https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2019.4.24004

Kostić, M., et al. (2019) 'Unnecessary prescribing of antibiotics to healthy/asymptomatic school-age carriers of potentially pathogenic bacteria', Saudi Medical Journal, 40(4), pp. 405-408. doi: 10.15537/smj.2019.4.24004

Kostić M, Bedeković V, Bastijančić Kokić B, Lauc T. Unnecessary prescribing of antibiotics to healthy/asymptomatic school-age carriers of potentially pathogenic bacteria. Saudi Medical Journal [Internet]. 2019 April [cited 2024 December 21];40(4):405-408. doi: 10.15537/smj.2019.4.24004

M. Kostić, V. Bedeković, B. Bastijančić Kokić and T. Lauc, "Unnecessary prescribing of antibiotics to healthy/asymptomatic school-age carriers of potentially pathogenic bacteria", Saudi Medical Journal, vol. 40, no. 4, pp. 405-408, April 2019. [Online]. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:105:452792. [Accessed: 21 December 2024]

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Title (english)Unnecessary prescribing of antibiotics to healthy/asymptomatic school-age carriers of potentially pathogenic bacteria
AuthorMirjana Kostić
AuthorVladimir Bedeković
AuthorBiserka Bastijančić-Kokić
AuthorTomislav Lauc
Author's institutionUniversity of Zagreb
School of Medicine
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE
Clinical Medical Sciences
Abstract (english)
Objectives: To re-draw attention to the unnecessary prescribing of antibiotics. ----- Methods: We monitored nasopharyngeal colonization by 3 potentially pathogenic bacteria, Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Haemophilus influenzae type b in 81 children between the ages of 6 and 7 years who attended the same primary school. The children's health status was also monitored, without using antimicrobial treatment for healthy/asymptomatic carriers. Nasopharyngeal swabs were collected on 6 occasions during autumn months, from mid-September to mid-December 2016. The children who fell ill during the study were treated at the Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic, Sisters of Mercy University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia. ----- Results: Four hundred and sixty-three nasopharyngeal swabs were collected. Each child had at least one positive swab result. Bacterial colonization with Streptococcus pyogenes had the highest colonization rate. During the study, 83% of the children were healthy/asymptomatic carriers with no clinical signs of disease, while 17% became ill. The statistical results showed that the increase in all examined bacteria was statistically significant. ----- Conclusions: Our study results showed that positive bacterial findings in nasopharyngeal swabs from clinically healthy carriers were not an indication for antibiotic therapy.
Keywords (english)
Languageenglish
Publication typeScientific paper - Original scientific paper
Publication statusPublished
Peer reviewPeer review
Publication versionPublished version
Journal titleSaudi Medical Journal
Numberingvol. 40, no. 4, pp. 405-408
p-ISSN0379-5284
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2019.4.24004
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:105:452792
Publication2019-04
Document URLhttp://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2019.4.24004
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