Antifungal Prescribing in European Pediatric Intensive Care Units: Results of a Multinational 3-Month Weekly Point-Prevalence Survey
Most antifungal prescriptions across European PICUs were for treatment. Fluconazole was the most frequently prescribed antifungal. These surveillance data can guide antifungal stewardship strategies in PICUs.
Authors
- Thomas Lehrnbecher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6022-3439)
- Carlos Grasa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9323-2024)
- Εlias Iosifidis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9881-451X)
- Elisavet Chorafa
- Laura Herrera-Castillo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5454-8499)
- Ana Claudia Arias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6866-5250)
- Μαρία Σδούγκα
- Marieke Emonts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2822-3527)
- Kara Tedford
- Ángela Manzanares (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4230-5035)
- Andreas H. Groll (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1188-393X)
- Borbála Zsigmond (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3963-4962)
- Susana Melendo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6208-4006)
- Natalia Mendoza‐Palomar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2035-8291)
- Emmanuel Roilides (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0202-364X)
- Volker Strenger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6947-5894)
- Maia De Luca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7549-3514)
- Stéphane Paulus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0703-9114)
- Adilia Warris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6586-3358)
- Aisha Alkhaaldi
- Elisabetta Ghimenton-Walters
- Lorenza Romani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4195-6626)
- Г. Г. Солопова (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1680-7269)
- Elena María Rincón‐López (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0982-1636)
- Katja Masjosthusmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6127-2580)
- Benhur Şirvan Çetin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8470-4907)
- Laura Ferreras (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2871-1747)
- Christina Tzika
Institutions
- Goethe University Frankfurt (DE)
- North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Medical University of Graz (AT)
- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (GR)
- University of Exeter (GB)
- Hospital Universitario La Paz (ES)
- St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón (ES)
- Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin (IE)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Heim Pál Országos Gyermekgyógyászati Intézet (HU)
- Research Institute Hospital 12 de Octubre (ES)
- Clinical Research Institute (US)
- Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (ES)
- Hospital La Paz Institute for Health Research (ES)
- University Hospital Münster (DE)
- Maternity and Children's Hospital (SA)
- Danat Al Emarat Women & Children’s Hospital (AE)
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (ES)
- Ippokrateio General Hospital of Thessaloniki (GR)
- Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital (IT)
- Dmitry Rogachev National Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology (RU)
- Vall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari (ES)
- Great North Children's Hospital (GB)
- Hippocration General Hospital (GR)
- University of Newcastle Australia (AU)
- Newcastle University (GB)
- Erciyes University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
- Published
- 2025-09-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jpids/piaf081
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.40