Antibiotic prescribing in neonatal sepsis: an Australian nationwide survey

Antibiotic prescribing in neonatal sepsis: an Australian nationwide survey

ObjectiveTo evaluate quality and variation in antibiotic prescribing for neonatal sepsis.DesignWe analysed prescribing in hospitalised neonates using the National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey in Australian neonates from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2018.SettingData from antibiotic point prevale...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ paediatrics open 2020-03, Vol.4 (1), p.e000643-e000643
Hauptverfasser: McMullan, Brendan, Cooper, Celia, Spotswood, Naomi, James, Rodney, Jones, Cheryl, Konecny, Pamela, Blyth, Christopher, Karen, Thursky
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Sprache:eng
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Antibiotics
Antimicrobial agents
Demographics
Epidemiology
Gestational age
Infant mortality
Infections
Infectious Diseases
Intensive care
neonatology
Newborn babies
Pediatrics
Penicillin
Prescriptions
Sepsis
therapeutics
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Zusammenfassung:ObjectiveTo evaluate quality and variation in antibiotic prescribing for neonatal sepsis.DesignWe analysed prescribing in hospitalised neonates using the National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey in Australian neonates from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2018.SettingData from antibiotic point prevalence surveys performed in hospitals, ranging from rural hospitals to tertiary paediatric and maternity hospitals within Australia.PatientsAdmitted neonates
ISSN:2399-9772
2399-9772
DOI:10.1136/bmjpo-2020-000643