A Quality Improvement Initiative to Decrease Intravenous Antibiotic Use in Febrile Young Infants
Using a QI framework, we aligned clinical pathway updates, CDS, and education with AAP guidelines to safely reduce unnecessary antibiotic exposure in febrile infants as young as 22 days old. Future work should focus on ensuring equitable decreases in antibiotic exposure.
Authors
- Brandon Ku (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4385-3786)
- John Kelly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5548-2738)
- R. Jeffery Green
- Richard J. Scarfone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4285-1981)
- Payal K. Gala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0001-0535)
- Laura F. Sartori
- S. W. Corso
- Bobbie Hawkins
- Brian E. Lee
- Jane M. Lavelle
Institutions
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Hospital Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-12-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1542/hpeds.2025-008590
- Primary Topic
- Neonatal and Maternal Infections
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00