Variability in Antifungal and Antiviral Use in Hospitalized Children.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-2017

Identifier

DOI: 10.1017/ice.2017.40; PMCID: PMC6697168

Abstract

We analyzed antifungal and antiviral prescribing among high-risk children across freestanding children's hospitals. Antifungal and antiviral days of therapy varied across hospitals. Benchmarking antifungal and antiviral use and developing antimicrobial stewardship strategies to optimize use of these high cost agents is needed. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2017;38:743-746.

Journal Title

Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America

Volume

38

Issue

6

First Page

743

Last Page

746

MeSH Keywords

Adolescent; Antifungal Agents; Antiviral Agents; Bone Marrow Transplantation; Child; Child, Preschool; Drug Prescriptions; Female; Hospitals, Pediatric; Humans; Male; Neoplasms; Organ Transplantation; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors

Keywords

Antifungal Agents; Antiviral Agents; Bone Marrow Transplantation; Drug Prescriptions; Neoplasms; Organ Transplantation; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors

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