Antibiotic Prescribing for Pediatric Community-Acquired Pneumonia at Children’s Hospitals and General Hospitals Following National Guideline Release

摘要

BackgroundThe 2011 IDSA/PIDS guidelines for pediatric community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) recommend penicillin, amoxicillin, or ampicillin (penicillins) as first-line therapy for most children. The use of penicillins increased at children’s hospitals after guideline publication, but trends in antibiotic choice for CAP at general hospitals have not been evaluated.