title: Impact of Infectious Diseases Society of America/Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society guidelines on treatment of community-acquired pneumonia in hospitalized children.
abstract: We examined the impact of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society/Infectious Diseases Society of America guidelines that recommend ampicillin or amoxicillin for children hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia. Prescribing of ampicillin/amoxicillin increased following guideline publication, but remains low. Cephalosporin and macrolide prescribing decreased but remains common. Further studies exploring outcomes of and reasons for compliance with guidelines are warranted.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases and the Center for Pediatric Clinical Effectiveness, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Rachael K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: Adam L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Hersh
authors.forename: Matthew P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Kronman
authors.forename: Jason G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Newland
authors.forename: Talene A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Metjian
authors.forename: A Russell
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Localio
authors.forename: Theoklis E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Zaoutis
authors.forename: Jeffrey S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Gerber
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000667:Ampicillin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D010372:Pediatrics; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000667:Ampicillin; D000658:Amoxicillin
keywords: antibiotics; community-acquired pneumonia; guidelines; pediatrics