Outpatient antibiotic prescribing during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic: A nationwide register-based time series analysis

H Kari, H Rättö, L Saastamoinen, H Koskinen - PloS One, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed an enormous burden on health care systems around
the world. Simultaneously, many countries have reported a decrease in the incidence of …

Association between antibiotic usage during infancy and asthma incidence among children: a population-level ecological study in British Columbia, Canada

AA Mamun, C Zou, H Lishman, S Stenlund, M **e… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background This study follows published associations in BC to 2014 (updated in 2019) to
model the predicted incidence of asthma in BC children attributable to antibiotic use within …

Trends in prescribing antibiotics between 2012 and 2022: high-income versus low-middle-income countries

K Abbas, M Ahmed, ZUD Babar - … health and health services research in …, 2023 - Springer
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major public health threat. This increase in resistance is
in line with the high rate of antibiotic consumption, its overuse and misuse. In low-middle …

Cohort Profile: Childhood morbidity and potential non-specific effects of the childhood vaccination programmes in the Nordic countries (NONSEnse): register-based …

L Gehrt, I Laake, H Englund, H Nieminen, B Feiring… - BMJ open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Purpose The aim of the NONSEnse project is to investigate the non-specific effects of
vaccines and immunisation programmes on the overall health of children by using …

Antibiotic use in children hospitalised for influenza, 2010–2021: the Canadian Immunization Monitoring Program Active (IMPACT)

T Schober, SK Morris, JA Bettinger, C Burton… - Infection, 2024 - Springer
Purpose To determine characteristics associated with inappropriate antibiotic use amongst
children hospitalised for influenza. Methods We performed active surveillance for laboratory …

Prescription drug use in Danish children and adolescents 2005–2023

H Kildegaard, M Olesen, TB Henriksen… - European Journal of …, 2025 - Springer
Continuous monitoring of pediatric drug utilization is important for ensuring rational use and
prioritizing research. This study provides an overview of pediatric prescription drug use …

Implementation of a Multifaceted Program to Improve the Rational Use of Antibiotics in Children under 3 Years of Age in Primary Care

S Alfayate-Miguélez, G Martín-Ayala… - Antibiotics, 2024 - mdpi.com
A multifaceted, participatory, open program based on a qualitative and quantitative
approach was developed in the Region of Murcia (Spain) aimed to reduce antibiotic use in …

Considerable paediatric drug dispensing–A nationwide study of more than 2 million Swedish children

E Dahlén, EE Kimland - Acta Paediatrica, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The aim of the nationwide study was to describe paediatric drug utilisation in Sweden.
Methods Drug prescriptions dispensed to all children aged 0–17 years in 2019 were …

[HTML][HTML] Is vaccination against measles, mumps, and rubella associated with reduced rates of antibiotic treatments among children below the age of 2 years …

L Gehrt, H Englund, I Laake, H Nieminen, S Möller… - Vaccine, 2024 - Elsevier
Objectives Previous studies have shown that vaccination against measles, mumps, and
rubella (MMR) may have beneficial non-specific effects, reducing the risk of infections not …

Finnish nationwide controlled register study found increased inpatient infections in children with 22q11. 2 deletion syndrome

S Wahrmann, L Kainulainen, J Lempainen… - Acta …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Studies on treating infections in children with 22q11. 2 deletion syndrome (22q11. 2DS)
have been limited. We characterised inpatient infections and outpatient antibiotic treatment …