Patterns of inpatient antibiotic utilization by race and ethnicity at US children’s hospitals
Antibiotic utilization in children's hospitals differs by race and ethnicity. Hospitals should assess policies and practices that may contribute to disparities in treatment; antibiotic stewardship programs may play an important role in promoting inpatient pharmacoequity. Additional research is needed to examine individual diagnoses, clinical outcomes, and drivers of variation.
Authors
- Michelle D. Stevenson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3583-4481)
- Jeffrey I. Campbell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7230-6285)
- Yana Feygin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3192-5677)
- J. Porter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2609-7819)
- Deborah Winders Davis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5943-3877)
- Matthew Hall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3900-1735)
- Bethany A. Wattles (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4114-8824)
- Kahir S. Jawad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6697-4282)
- Michael J. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6947-099X)
- Theresa Kluthe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6610-6355)
- V. Faye Jones
Institutions
- Boston Medical Center (US)
- University of Louisville (US)
- Norton Healthcare (US)
- Duke Medical Center (US)
- Children's Hospital Association (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
- Published
- 2024-11-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2024.168
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00