Repeated Emergency Department Visits Among Children with Invasive Bacterial Infections

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2021 May 1;40(5):e205-e207. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003062.

Abstract

We carried out a retrospective cohort study of 271 previously healthy children younger than 14 years old diagnosed with invasive bacterial infection in an emergency department. Of them, 72 (26.6%) had previous visits to the emergency department. Not identifying children with an invasive bacterial infection and not administering antibiotics on the first visit was associated with a severe outcome.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
  • Bacterial Infections / drug therapy*
  • Child, Preschool
  • Emergency Service, Hospital*
  • Emergency Treatment*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Tertiary Care Centers
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents