Optimal Pediatric Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing
This cross-sectional study found that less than one-third of antibiotics prescribed to pediatric outpatients in Tennessee were optimal for choice and duration. Four stewardship interventions may be targeted: (1) reduce the number of prescriptions for tier 3 diagnoses, (2) increase optimal prescribing for AOM and pharyngitis, (3) provide clinician education on shorter antibiotic treatment courses for community-acquired pneumonia, and (4) promote optimal antibiotic prescribing in resource-limited settings.
Authors
- Glodi Mutamba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7838-0707)
- Sophie E. Katz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4611-6861)
- Brittany J. Lehrer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0599-5196)
- Katie A. Thure
- Adam L. Hersh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0148-046X)
- Christopher Evans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9276-5067)
- Ritu Banerjee
Institutions
- University of Utah (US)
- Tennessee Department of Health (US)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2024-10-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.37409
- Citations
- 12
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.58