title: Linezolid use in hospitalized children.
abstract: We used the Pediatric Health Information System to evaluate linezolid use among hospitalized children. From 2003 to 2007, use increased 5-fold, including wide interhospital variation, then stabilized through 2011. Linezolid was responsible for 3% of total antibiotic expenditures. Children with respiratory, oncologic or transplant conditions were the most frequently treated with linezolid.
authors.affiliation: From the *Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT and †Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics, Kansas City, MO.
authors.forename: Adam L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Hersh
authors.forename: Brian R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Erin B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Hedican
authors.forename: Josh C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Herigon
authors.forename: Jason G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Newland
mesh_terms: D000081:Acetamides / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D000069349:Linezolid; D008297:Male; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; D023303:Oxazolidinones / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000081:Acetamides; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D023303:Oxazolidinones; D000069349:Linezolid