Open AccessMicrobiology, Antibiotic Choice, and Pre-op Factors: Appendicitis Outcomes and Antibiotic Stewardship
Author(s) -
Hina Zaidi,
Catherine R. Messina,
Saul Hymes
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
open forum infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2328-8957
DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofw172.1480
Subject(s) - medicine , antibiotic stewardship , antimicrobial stewardship , antibiotics , antibiotic therapy , intensive care medicine , gram positive bacterial infections , pathogenic organism , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotic resistance , biology
• Appendicitis is the most common visceral pediatric surgical emergency • Surgical patients comprise 43% of antibiotic use in children hospitals, with appendicitis the 2nd highest condition with an antibiotic Rx (#1: pneumonia) • Antibiotic guidelines aim to avoid misuse or overuse of antibiotics • Optimizing antibiotic use relies on known local pathogen prevalence and susceptibility (SS) patterns, thus making universal antibiotic guidelines particularly difficult for appendicitis
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