title: Formal infectious diseases consultations at a tertiary pediatric hospital: a 14-year review.
abstract: We analyzed the formal consultations seen by the infectious diseases service over a 14-year period at one of the largest pediatric hospitals in Australia. We highlight the increasing demand for pediatric infectious diseases expertise and the reasons for which consultations are sought. Our findings will help in planning and resource allocation in an era of increasingly complex patients.
authors.affiliation: From the *Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of General Medicine, The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne ; †Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Victoria; ‡Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Centre for Child Health Research, University of Western Australia, Western Australia; §Department of Infectious Diseases and Monash Immunization, Monash Children's Hospital, Monash Health; ¶Monash University; and ‖Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gwee
authors.forename: Jonathan R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Carapetis
authors.forename: Jim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Buttery
authors.forename: Mike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Starr
authors.forename: Tom G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Connell
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Steer
authors.forename: Penelope A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Bryant
authors.forename: Nigel
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Curtis
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents