TY - BOOK ID - 138538151 TI - Treatment of sore throats : antibiotic prescriptions and throat cultures for children under 18 years of age, 2002-2004 (average annual) AU - Machlin, Steven R. AU - Carper, Kelly. AU - United States. AU - Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (U.S.) PY - 2006 PB - [Rockville, Md.] : Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, DB - UniCat KW - Antibiotics KW - Respiratory infections KW - Therapeutic use. KW - Treatment. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:138538151 AB - This Statistical Brief uses data from the Household Component of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS-HC) to examine the percentages of children under 18 years of age for whom, within the past 12 months, 1) contact was made with a doctor or other health professional primarily regarding a serious sore throat, 2) an antibiotic was prescribed for those who contacted a health professional, and 3) a throat swab was administered before prescribing an antibiotic. Variations in these three measures are examined by selected demographic characteristics and insurance status. ER -