Validation of an electronic algorithm to identify appropriate antibiotic use for community-acquired pneumonia in hospitalized children
Metrics of inappropriate antibiotic choice and duration had acceptable performance characteristics and may facilitate syndrome-based stewardship efforts.
Authors
- Didien Meyahnwi
- Robert W. Grundmeier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8290-5588)
- Keith Hamilton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4585-5956)
- Lauri A. Hicks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2383-9357)
- Anne Jaskowiak‐Barr
- Kathleen Chiotos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0204-8708)
- Lauren Dutcher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5011-7950)
- Jeffrey S. Gerber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3076-3186)
- Brandi M Muller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1119-9249)
- Julia E. Szymczak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3230-8670)
- Leigh Cressman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9784-6458)
- Ebbing Lautenbach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4772-2409)
- Melinda M. Neuhauser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6062-2413)
Institutions
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
- University of Utah (US)
- California University of Pennsylvania (US)
- National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-10-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2025.10314
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.26