Appropriateness and safety of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy in children: opportunities for pediatric antimicrobial stewardship

Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2014 Sep;53(10):1000-3. doi: 10.1177/0009922813507999. Epub 2013 Nov 6.

Authors

Arezou Akar¹, Nalini Singh¹, David Y Hyun²

Affiliations

¹ Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA.
² Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA dhyun@childrensnational.org.

PMID: 24198317
DOI: 10.1177/0009922813507999

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Ambulatory Care / statistics & numerical data
Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage*
Anti-Bacterial Agents / adverse effects
Bacterial Infections / drug therapy*
Bacterial Infections / epidemiology*
Catheters, Indwelling / adverse effects
Child
Child, Preschool
Drug Resistance, Microbial
Female
Humans
Inappropriate Prescribing / statistics & numerical data
Infusions, Intravenous* / adverse effects
Infusions, Intravenous* / methods
Male
Outpatients / statistics & numerical data*
Patient Admission / statistics & numerical data
Patient Safety / statistics & numerical data*
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Treatment Failure
Treatment Outcome
United States / epidemiology

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents