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

J Hosp Med. 2018 Dec 1;13(12):848-852. doi: 10.12788/jhm.3093. Epub 2018 Oct 31.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Multicenter Study
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Community-Acquired Infections / epidemiology*
  • Diagnostic Tests, Routine / statistics & numerical data
  • Female
  • Hospitals
  • Humans
  • Inappropriate Prescribing / statistics & numerical data
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects*
  • Pneumonia, Staphylococcal / diagnosis*
  • Pneumonia, Staphylococcal / drug therapy*
  • Pneumonia, Staphylococcal / epidemiology
  • Prevalence
  • Retrospective Studies

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents