Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus and Use of Antistaphylococcal Therapy in Children Hospitalized with Pneumonia
AUTHORS
Frush
JM ,
Zhu
Y ,
Edwards
KM ,
Grijalva
CG ,
Thomsen
IP ,
Self
WH ,
Jain
S ,
Anderson
EJ ,
Ampofo
K ,
Pavia
AT ,
Arnold
SR ,
McCullers
JA ,
Williams
DJ ,
. Journal of hospital medicine. 2018 10 31; 13(12). 848-852
- PMID: 30379141 [PubMed].
ABSTRACT
Within a cohort of >2,000 children hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia, staphylococcal pneumonia was rare (1%) but associated with adverse in-hospital outcomes. Despite this low prevalence, use of antistaphylococcal antibiotics was common (24%). Efforts are needed to minimize overuse of antistaphylococcal antibiotics while also ensuring adequate treatment for pathogen-specific diseases.
Tags: Faculty Publications 2018