Linezolid Use in Hospitalized Children

We used the Pediatric Health Information System to evaluate linezolid use among hospitalized children. From 2003 to 2007, use increased 5-fold, including wide interhospital variation, then stabilized through 2011. Linezolid was responsible for 3% of total antibiotic expenditures. Children with respi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2014-01, Vol.33 (1), p.e14-e18, Article e14
Hauptverfasser:	Hersh, Adam L, Lee, Brian R, Hedican, Erin B, Herigon, Josh C, Newland, Jason G
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acetamides - administration & dosage Adolescent Anti-Bacterial Agents - administration & dosage Child Child, Preschool Drug Prescriptions - statistics & numerical data Female Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data Humans Infant Linezolid Male Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Oxazolidinones - administration & dosage Staphylococcal Infections - drug therapy
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Zusammenfassung:	We used the Pediatric Health Information System to evaluate linezolid use among hospitalized children. From 2003 to 2007, use increased 5-fold, including wide interhospital variation, then stabilized through 2011. Linezolid was responsible for 3% of total antibiotic expenditures. Children with respiratory, oncologic or transplant conditions were the most frequently treated with linezolid.
ISSN:	0891-3668 1532-0987
DOI:	10.1097/INF.0000000000000011