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Antibiotic Regimens and Associated Outcomes in Children Hospitalized With Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome
Author(s) -
Neubauer Hannah C,
Hall Matthew,
Lopez Michelle A,
Cruz Andrea T,
Queen Mary Ann,
Foradori Dana M,
Aronson Paul L,
Markham Jessica L,
Nead Jennifer A,
Hester Gabrielle Z,
McCulloh Russell J,
Wallace Sowdhamini S
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of hospital medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.128
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1553-5606
pISSN - 1553-5592
DOI - 10.12788/jhm.3529
Subject(s) - clindamycin , medicine , antibiotics , regimen , retrospective cohort study , pediatrics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
BACKGROUND Controversy exists regarding the optimal antibiotic regimen for use in hospitalized children with staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS). Various regimens may confer toxin suppression and/or additional coverage for methicillin‐susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) or methicillin‐resistant S aureus (MRSA). OBJECTIVES To describe antibiotic regimens in hospitalized children with SSSS and examine the association between antistaphylococcal antibiotic regimens and patient outcomes. DESIGN/METHODS Retrospective cohort study of children hospitalized with SSSS using the Pediatric Health Information System database (2011‐2016). Children who received clindamycin monotherapy, clindamycin plus MSSA coverage (eg, nafcillin), or clindamycin plus MRSA coverage (eg, vancomycin) were included. The primary outcome was hospital length of stay (LOS); secondary outcomes were treatment failure and cost. Generalized linear mixed‐effects models were used to compare outcomes among antibiotic groups. RESULTS Of 1,259 children included, 828 children received the most common antistaphylococcal antibiotic regimens: clindamycin monotherapy (47%), clindamycin plus MSSA coverage (33%), and clindamycin plus MRSA coverage (20%). Children receiving clindamycin plus MRSA coverage had higher illness severity (44%) compared with clindamycin monotherapy (28%) and clindamycin plus MSSA (32%) ( P = .001). In adjusted analyses, LOS and treatment failure did not differ among the 3 regimens ( P = .42 and P = .26, respectively). Cost was significantly lower for children receiving clindamycin monotherapy and highest in those receiving clindamycin plus MRSA coverage (mean, $4,839 vs $5,348, respectively; P < .001). CONCLUSIONS In children with SSSS, the addition of MSSA or MRSA coverage to clindamycin monotherapy was associated with increased cost and no incremental difference in clinical outcomes.