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Antibiotic Use for Common Infections in Pediatric Emergency Departments: A Narrative Review.


ABSTRACT: Antibiotics are one of the most prescribed medications in pediatric emergency departments. Antimicrobial stewardship programs assist in the reduction of antibiotic use in pediatric patients. However, the establishment of antimicrobial stewardship programs in pediatric EDs remains challenging. Recent studies provide evidence that common infectious diseases treated in the pediatric ED, including acute otitis media, tonsillitis, community-acquired pneumonia, preseptal cellulitis, and urinary-tract infections, can be treated with shorter antibiotic courses. Moreover, there is still controversy regarding the actual need for antibiotic treatment and the optimal dosing scheme for each infection.

SUBMITTER: Karageorgos S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10376281 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Antibiotic Use for Common Infections in Pediatric Emergency Departments: A Narrative Review.

Karageorgos Spyridon S   Hibberd Owen O   Mullally Patrick Joseph William PJW   Segura-Retana Roberto R   Soyer Shenelle S   Hall Dani D  

Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) 20230622 7


Antibiotics are one of the most prescribed medications in pediatric emergency departments. Antimicrobial stewardship programs assist in the reduction of antibiotic use in pediatric patients. However, the establishment of antimicrobial stewardship programs in pediatric EDs remains challenging. Recent studies provide evidence that common infectious diseases treated in the pediatric ED, including acute otitis media, tonsillitis, community-acquired pneumonia, preseptal cellulitis, and urinary-tract  ...[more]

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