Antibiotics in Respiratory Diseases in Primary Paediatric Care

Czech version

Authors: I. Novák ¹; V. Marešová ²
Authors‘ workplace: Pediatrická klinika IPVZ a Katedra pediatrie IPVZ, Fakultní Thomayerova nemocnice, Praha, 1přednosta doc. MUDr. Ivan Novák, CSc. I. infekční klinika II. lékařské fakulty UK a Katedra infekčních nemocí IPVZ, Fakultní nemocnice Bulovka, Praha, 2přednostka d
Published in: Čes-slov Pediat 1999; (5): 241-244.
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Overview

The authors recommended a rational procedure in the treatment of respiratory infections in children inprimary care. They use as a basis the Alexander Study (1) and the present epidemiological situation among childrenin the Czech Republic (3, 13). With regard to the fact that bacterial pathogens of respiratory diseases in childrenare Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis, Staphylococcus aureus andStreptococcus pyogenes and so far the resistance to antibiotics in the Czech Republic is minimal the main drugsfor primary paediatric care in bacterial infections of the airways are penicillins, aminopenicillins and aminopeni-cillins protected either by clavulanic acid or sulbactam. Treatment with unsuitable antibiotics is harmful for thechild, causes deterioration of resistance of microorganisms and is usually expensive.

Key words:
children, community infections of the airways, primary care, antibiotics

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