title: Variability in Antifungal and Antiviral Use in Hospitalized Children.
abstract: We analyzed antifungal and antiviral prescribing among high-risk children across freestanding children's hospitals. Antifungal and antiviral days of therapy varied across hospitals. Benchmarking antifungal and antiviral use and developing antimicrobial stewardship strategies to optimize use of these high cost agents is needed. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2017;38:743-746.
authors.affiliation: 1Children's Mercy Hospitals & Clinic,Kansas City,Missouri.
authors.forename: Jennifer L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Goldman
authors.affiliation: 2The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia,Philadelphia,Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Rachael K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.affiliation: 1Children's Mercy Hospitals & Clinic,Kansas City,Missouri.
authors.forename: Brian R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: 3St Louis Children's Hospital,Washington University,St Louis,Missouri.
authors.forename: Jason G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Newland
authors.affiliation: 4Department of Pediatrics,University of Utah School of Medicine,Salt Lake City,Utah.
authors.forename: Adam L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Hersh
authors.affiliation: 5Seattle Children's Hospital,Seattle,Washington.
authors.forename: Matthew P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Kronman
authors.affiliation: 2The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia,Philadelphia,Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Jeffrey S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Gerber
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D016377:Organ Transplantation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D000998:Antiviral Agents