Assessing the use of antibiotics in pediatric patients hospitalized for varicella.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Varicella is considered a mild and self-limiting disease, but, in some cases, it may complicate and require hospitalization. Antibiotics are not the first line therapy but in some cases are prescribed either for the management of varicella-related complications or as a preventive strategy. Aim of this study is to analyze the rate and the patterns of antibiotics used in pediatric patients hospitalized for varicella as well as the relative costs in order to increase insights in antibiotic use in varicella.

Methods

Patients less than 18 years hospitalized for varicella at the Bambino Gesù Children's IRCCS Hospital in Rome, Italy, from the 1^st of November 2005 to the 1^st of November 2021 entered the study. Retrospective data were collected from t

SUBMITTER: Bozzola E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9743721 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature