TY - JOUR
T1 - Use of antimicrobial agents in hospitalized children for noninfectious indications
AU - SHARPS Collaborative
AU - Jaggi, Preeti
AU - Hamdy, Rana F.
AU - Lee, Brian
AU - Hersh, Adam L.
AU - Gerber, Jeffrey S.
AU - Sharland, Mike
AU - Terrill, Cindy
AU - Newland, Jason G.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Antimicrobial stewardship
KW - Gastrointestinal motility
KW - Macrolide
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85091191285&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1093/JPIDS/PIZ053
DO - 10.1093/JPIDS/PIZ053
M3 - Article
C2 - 32677678
AN - SCOPUS:85091191285
SN - 2048-7193
VL - 9
SP - 490
EP - 493
JO - Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
JF - Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
IS - 4
ER -