Antibiotic prescription for febrile children in European emergency departments: a cross-sectional, observational study


van de Maat J., van de Voort E., Mintegi S., Gervaix A., Nieboer D., Moll H., ...More

LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES, vol.19, no.4, pp.382-391, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 19 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/s1473-3099(18)30672-8
  • Journal Name: LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.382-391
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background Prevalence of serious bacterial infections in children in countries in western Europe and the USA is low. Antibiotic stewardship aims at a more rational use of antibiotics but information on the frequency of antibiotic prescription to children in emergency departments is scarce. We aimed to quantify and explain variability in antibiotic prescription in children attending European paediatric emergency departments.