Variation in Antibiotic Use for Children Hospitalized With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Exacerbation: A Multicenter Validation Study | Zendy

Matthew P. Kronman | Zendy; Jeffrey S. Gerber | Zendy; Priya A. Prasad | Zendy; Amanda L. Adler | Zendy; Julie Bass | Zendy; Jason G. Newland | Zendy; Kavisha Shah | Zendy; Danielle M. Zerr | Zendy; Rui Feng | Zendy; Susan Coffin | Zendy; Theoklis E. Zaoutis | Zendy

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Variation in Antibiotic Use for Children Hospitalized With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Exacerbation: A Multicenter Validation Study

Author(s) -

Matthew P. Kronman,

Jeffrey S. Gerber,

Priya A. Prasad,

Amanda L. Adler,

Julie Bass,

Jason G. Newland,

Kavisha Shah,

Danielle M. Zerr,

Rui Feng,

Susan Coffin,

Theoklis E. Zaoutis

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

journal of the pediatric infectious diseases society

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.269

H-Index - 31

eISSN - 2048-7207

pISSN - 2048-7193

DOI - 10.1093/jpids/pis053

Subject(s) - medicine , exacerbation , metronidazole , inflammatory bowel disease , antibiotics , logistic regression , ampicillin , intensive care medicine , disease , pediatrics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology

Antibiotics are often given for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) exacerbations, but their use among pediatric inpatients has not been assessed. We aimed to validate administrative data for identifying hospitalizations for IBD exacerbation and to characterize antibiotic use for IBD exacerbations across children's hospitals.

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