Despite guidelines, pediatricians vary in antibiotic choice for pneumonia
1. The majority of children in outpatient clinics were prescribed a macrolide antibiotic for treatment of community acquired pneumonia (CAP) despite ...
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Shorter courses of antibiotics for otitis media less effective in children
1. Reducing the duration of antibiotic treatment for acute otitis media (AOM) in children aged 6-23 months was associated with ...
Adjunctive azithromycin reduces risk of non-elective cesarean post-operative infection: The C/SOAP trial
1. Women receiving azithromycin in addition to standard antibiotic prophylaxis for cesarean section (c-section) were 49% less likely to develop ...
Early antibiotic exposure not linked with childhood weight gain
1. Of children exposed to antibiotics within the first 6 months of life, there was no significant difference in childhood ...
Clinician-focused feedback effective at reducing unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions among general practitioners
1. This randomized controlled trial showed that a clinician-focused intervention, consisting of a clinician-focused letter and a leaflet from England’s ...
Delayed antibiotic prescribing for respiratory infections may decrease unnecessary antibiotic use
1. In this randomized controlled trial, delayed antibiotic prescribing strategies resulted in decreased antibiotic use. 2. Patients in the delayed ...
Prescription of antibiotics for acute respiratory infections increasing
1. From a cross-sectional study, the proportion of acute respiratory infection visits prescribed antibiotics increased significantly between 2005 and 2012. ...
Antibiotic misconceptions persist in Medicaid-insured parents
1. Parents who were younger than 30 years old, did not attend college, and insured by Medicaid were less likely ...
Publication of pneumonia antibiotic guidelines changed prescribing trends
1. Publication of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) guidelines for children was associated with decreased use of wide-spectrum antibiotics. 2. Proactive dissemination ...
Antibiotic stewardship program for asymptomatic bacteriuria may be effective
1. In a major Veterans Affairs Medical Center, the interventional campaign, Kicking CAUTI: No Knee-Jerk Antibiotics, was effective at significantly ...