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Antibiotic use in children hospitalised for influenza, 2010–2021: the Canadian Immunization Monitoring Program Active (IMPACT)
To determine characteristics associated with inappropriate antibiotic use amongst children hospitalised for influenza.
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Open AccessDecrease in vancomycin MICs and prevalence of hGISA in MRSA and MSSA isolates from a German pediatric tertiary care center
Resistance of Staphylococcus aureus to vancomycin includes a general increase of minimal inhibitory concentrations (MIC) within the susceptible range over time (Vancomycin MIC Creep) and the presence of a subset ...
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Blood culture sampling rate in hospitalised children as a quality indicator for diagnostic stewardship
Recommendations regarding the optimal number of blood cultures in children are not available. The aim of this article is to describe the correlation between blood culture (BC) rates and laboratory-confirmed bl...
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Open AccessComparison of antibiotic and acyclovir usage before and after the implementation of an on-site FilmArray meningitis/encephalitis panel in an academic tertiary pediatric hospital: a retrospective observational study
Prompt initiation of empiric therapy is common practice in case of suspected meningitis or encephalitis. However, in children the most common pathogens are viruses that usually do not require and are not cover...
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Patterns of antimicrobial consumption in neonatal and pediatric intensive care units in Germany and Brazil
Antibiotic consumption (AC) is a key component of antimicrobial stewardship programs to recognize local patterns of antibiotic use. Our aim was to measure AC in neonatal units, including neonatal (NICU)/paedia...
