Factors Associated With Antibiotic Use for Children Hospitalized With Pneumonia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Antibiotics are frequently used for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), although viral etiologies predominate. We sought to determine factors associated with antibiotic use among children hospitalized with suspected CAP.

Methods

We conducted a prospective cohort study of children who presented to the emergency department (ED) and were hospitalized for suspected CAP. We estimated risk factors associated with receipt of ≥1 dose of inpatient antibiotics and a full treatment course using multivariable Poisson regression with an interaction term between chest radiograph (CXR) findings and ED antibiotic use. We performed a subgroup analysis of children with nonradiographic CAP.

Results

Among 477 children, 60% received inpatient antibiotics and 53% received a full

SUBMITTER: Cotter JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9727820 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature