Abstract:Objective:
To describe patterns of inappropriate antibiotic prescribing at US children’s hospitals and how these patterns vary by clinical service.
Design:
Serial, cross-sectional study using quarterly surveys.
Setting:
Surveys were completed in quarter 1 2019–quarter 3 2020 across 28 children’s hospitals in the United States.
Participants:
Patients at children’s hospitals with ≥1 antibiotic order at 8:00 a.m. on institution-selected quarterly survey d… Show more
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