Association between initial antibiotic route and outcomes for children hospitalized with pneumonia
Children with CAP receiving initial oral antibiotics had reduced LOS and hospital cost without differences in escalated care or return visits. Starting hospitalized children on oral antibiotics is likely a safe and effective alternative to IV treatment.
Authors
- Cristin Q. Fritz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5587-730X)
- Derek J. Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0295-1240)
- Justine Stassun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2645-0339)
- Isabella Zaniletti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1234-3468)
- Allison Kempe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0764-9334)
- Krishna Trivedi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5419-6534)
- Lilliam Ambroggio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6242-607X)
- Jillian Mayer Cotter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7978-9045)
- Matt Hall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7778-5887)
- Maia Taft (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4976-969X)
- Sriram Ramgopal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1389-5726)
- Jack Kapes
- Elizabeth Temte
- Jack Lavey
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- Lurie Children's Hospital (US)
- Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital (US)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Children's Hospital Colorado (US)
- Children's Hospital Association (US)
- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (US)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Hospital Medicine
- Published
- 2024-10-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.13516
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.77
Funders
- Pfizer
- Children's Hospital Colorado
- Georgia Clinical and Translational Science Alliance
- Academic Pediatric Association
- National Institutes of Health
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences