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CDC: Antibiotics are Leading Cause of ED Visits for Adverse Drug Events in Children

Posted on August 23, 2018

Blog: National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO)

Recently, in the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, authors from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that antibiotics are the leading cause of emergency department (ED) visits for adverse drug events in children. Antibiotics save lives and are critical tools for treating infections, like those that can lead to sepsis, but […]

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