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Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus and Use of Antistaphylococcal Therapy in Children Hospitalized with Pneumonia

2018; Wiley; Volume: 13; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês

10.12788/jhm.3093

1553-5606

Jennifer Frush, Yuwei Zhu, Kathryn M. Edwards, Carlos G. Grijalva, Isaac Thomsen, Wesley H. Self, Seema Jain, Evan J. Anderson, Krow Ampofo, Andrew T. Pavia, Sandra R. Arnold, Jonathan A. McCullers, Derek J. Williams,

Nosocomial Infections in ICU

Within a cohort of >2,000 children hospitalized with community‐acquired pneumonia, staphylococcal pneumonia was rare (1%) but associated with adverse in‐hospital outcomes. Despite this low prevalence, use of antistaphylococcal antibiotics was common (24%). Efforts are needed to minimize overuse of antistaphylococcal antibiotics while also ensuring adequate treatment for pathogen‐specific diseases.