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. 2010 Mar;16(3):530-3.
doi: 10.3201/eid1603.090809.

Increasing skin infections and Staphylococcus aureus complications in children, England, 1997-2006

Sonia Saxena  1 , Paula Thompson, Ruthie Birger, Alex Bottle, Nikos Spyridis, Ian Wong, Alan P Johnson, Ruth Gilbert, Mike Sharland; Improving Children's Antibiotic Prescribing Group
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Increasing skin infections and Staphylococcus aureus complications in children, England, 1997-2006

Sonia Saxena et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Mar.

Abstract

During 1997-2006, general practitioner consultations for skin conditions for children <18 years of age in England increased 19%, from 128.5 to 152.9/1,000 child-years, and antistaphylococcal drug prescription rates increased 64%, from 17.8 to 29.1/1,000 child-years. During the same time period, hospital admissions for Staphylococcus aureus infections rose 49% from 53.4 to 79.3/100,000 child-years.

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General practitioner consultation and prescribing rates for all skin conditions in children <18 years of age, England, 1997–2006.
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Prescribing rates for antibacterial drugs for children <18 years of age, England, 1997–2006.
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