Abstract
In this point-prevalence study of 32 US children's hospitals, we determined that 1.7% of hospitalized children received at least 1 antimicrobial agent for a non-infection-related reason; macrolides were used most commonly. Antimicrobial stewardship efforts to understand and affect use for these reasons is an unmet need; additional research considering the individual and societal effects of these antimicrobial-prescribing practices should be undertaken.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 490-493 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2020 |
Keywords
- Antimicrobial stewardship
- Gastrointestinal motility
- Macrolide