Variability in Antifungal and Antiviral Use in Hospitalized Children

We analyzed antifungal and antiviral prescribing among high-risk children across freestanding children's hospitals. Antifungal and antiviral days of therapy varied across hospitals. Benchmarking antifungal and antiviral use and developing antimicrobial stewardship strategies to optimize use of...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2017-06, Vol.38 (6), p.743-746
Hauptverfasser:	Goldman, Jennifer L, Ross, Rachael K, Lee, Brian R, Newland, Jason G, Hersh, Adam L, Kronman, Matthew P, Gerber, Jeffrey S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Antifungal agents Antifungal Agents - administration & dosage Antifungal Agents - therapeutic use Antiviral Agents - administration & dosage Antiviral Agents - therapeutic use Antiviral drugs Bone marrow Bone Marrow Transplantation - statistics & numerical data Chemotherapy Child Child, Preschool Cost control Diagnosis related groups Disease prevention DRGs Drug Prescriptions - statistics & numerical data Drug resistance Female Hospitalization Hospitals Hospitals, Pediatric - statistics & numerical data Humans Infections Leukemia Lung transplants Male Neoplasms - complications Nursing Oncology Organ Transplantation - statistics & numerical data Patients Pediatrics Population Reproductive system Retrospective Studies Risk Factors Software Stem cell transplantation Therapeutic drug monitoring Tumors Urogenital system Viral infections
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Zusammenfassung:	We analyzed antifungal and antiviral prescribing among high-risk children across freestanding children's hospitals. Antifungal and antiviral days of therapy varied across hospitals. Benchmarking antifungal and antiviral use and developing antimicrobial stewardship strategies to optimize use of these high cost agents is needed. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2017;38:743-746.
ISSN:	0899-823X 1559-6834
DOI:	10.1017/ice.2017.40