Antibiotic Prescribing Patterns for Pediatric CAP Vary Widely
Key clinical point: Significant disparities exist in antibiotic prescribing for pediatric community-acquired pneumonia between children’s and non–children’s hospitals.
Major finding: Patients with community-acquired pneumonia who were admitted to children’s hospitals were more likely to receive antibiotic therapy consistent with recent national guidelines, compared with those admitted to non–children’s hospitals (46% vs. 15%, respectively; P less than .001).
Data source: A retrospective cross-sectional study of children aged 1-17 years admitted for CAP in 2013 to 323 hospitals.
Disclosures: The study was supported by a training grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. The researchers reported having no relevant financial disclosures.
AT IDWEEK 2015
IDWeek marks the combined annual meetings of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, the HIV Medicine Association, and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. The study was supported by a training grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. The researchers reported having no relevant financial disclosures.
