Increasing Antiviral Usage in a UK Children’s Hospital: A Call for Antiviral Stewardship
Antiviral consumption data in hospitalized children are limited. We utilized electronic prescribing records to interrogate changes to antiviral use between 2019 and 2024 in a large UK children's hospital. Antiviral usage/cost increased significantly, driven predominantly by anti-cytomegalovirus medications. Pediatric antimicrobial stewardship programs should include antiviral usage and be prioritized in centers caring for children at risk of severe viral infections.
Authors
- James Hatcher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2417-346X)
- Alasdair Bamford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4764-229X)
- Sarah Prentice (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9076-7189)
- Orlagh McGarrity (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7210-2477)
- Joseph Frank Standing (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4561-7173)
- Seilesh Kadambari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3658-7635)
- Duncan Shepherd
- Judith Breuer
Institutions
- Great Ormond Street Hospital (GB)
- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
- Published
- 2025-12-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/inf.0000000000005117
- Primary Topic
- Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00