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Appropriateness Of Antibiotic Prescribing Varies By Clinical Services At United States Children's Hospitals., Devin T. Diggs, Alison C. Tribble, Rebecca G. Same, Jason G. Newland, Brian R. Lee, Sharing Antimicrobial Reports For Pediatric Stewardship (Sharps) Collaborative
Appropriateness Of Antibiotic Prescribing Varies By Clinical Services At United States Children's Hospitals., Devin T. Diggs, Alison C. Tribble, Rebecca G. Same, Jason G. Newland, Brian R. Lee, Sharing Antimicrobial Reports For Pediatric Stewardship (Sharps) Collaborative
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OBJECTIVE: To describe patterns of inappropriate antibiotic prescribing at US children's hospitals and how these patterns vary by clinical service.
DESIGN: Serial, cross-sectional study using quarterly surveys.
SETTING: Surveys were completed in quarter 1 2019-quarter 3 2020 across 28 children's hospitals in the United States.
PARTICIPANTS: Patients at children's hospitals with ≥1 antibiotic order at 8:00 a.m. on institution-selected quarterly survey days.
METHODS: Antimicrobial stewardship physicians and pharmacists collected data on antibiotic orders and evaluated appropriateness of prescribing. The primary outcome was percentage of inappropriate antibiotics, stratified by clinical service and antibiotic class. Secondary outcomes included reasons for inappropriate use …