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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; ().

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.


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