title: Use of antibiotics in children hospitalized with community-acquired, laboratory-confirmed influenza.
abstract: Many children with influenza are treated with antibiotics. In this report, we describe the rate and indications for antibacterial use in children hospitalized with influenza. A total of 333 of 729 (46%) patients received >2 days of treatment with antibacterial medications, of whom 36% did not have an apparent indication for therapy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Wilkes
authors.forename: Kateri H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Leckerman
authors.forename: Susan E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Coffin
authors.forename: Ron
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Keren
authors.forename: Talene A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Metjian
authors.forename: Richard L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Hodinka
authors.forename: Theoklis E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Zaoutis
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002673:Child, Hospitalized / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D015897:Comorbidity; D004363:Drug Utilization; D005260:Female; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents