Antibiotic Choice for Children Hospitalized With Pneumonia and Adherence to National Guidelines.
AUTHORS
Williams
DJ ,
Edwards
KM ,
Self
WH ,
Zhu
Y ,
Ampofo
K ,
Pavia
AT ,
Hersh
AL ,
Arnold
SR ,
McCullers
JA ,
Hicks
LA ,
Bramley
AM ,
Jain
S ,
Grijalva
CG ,
. Pediatrics. 2015 6 22; ().
- NIHMSID: 0376422
ABSTRACT
The 2011 national guidelines for the management of childhood community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) recommended narrow-spectrum antibiotics (eg, ampicillin) for most children hospitalized with CAP. We assessed the impact of these guidelines on antibiotic prescribing at 3 children’s hospitals.
The 2011 national guidelines for the management of childhood community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) recommended narrow-spectrum antibiotics (eg, ampicillin) for most children hospitalized with CAP. We assessed the impact of these guidelines on antibiotic prescribing at 3 children’s hospitals.
Tags: Faculty Publications 2015