Lessons Learned in Antibiotic Stewardship: Fluoroquinolone Use in Pediatrics | Zendy

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Lessons Learned in Antibiotic Stewardship: Fluoroquinolone Use in Pediatrics

Author(s) -

Adam L. Hersh,

Jeffrey S. Gerber,

Lauri A. Hicks,

Andrew T. Pavia

Publication year - 2014

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/piu044

Subject(s) - medicine , antibiotic stewardship , harm , antibiotics , stewardship (theology) , antimicrobial stewardship , ambulatory , intensive care medicine , perception , family medicine , antibiotic resistance , microbiology and biotechnology , politics , political science , law , biology , neuroscience

The use of fluoroquinolones differs dramatically between adult and pediatric patients. For adults, they are the leading class of antibiotics prescribed in ambulatory care visits whereas in children, they are the least frequently prescribed class. The reasons for this difference in practice likely relate to perceptions of their potential for harm. This highlights the impact of physicians' perception of direct patient harm in antibiotic decision making which has implications for antibiotic stewardship.

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