Clinical Trend of the Week (March 18-24): Pneumonia
This week's top search term has an "inappropriate" cause. Two studies recently determined that inappropriate use of broad-spectrum antibiotics to treat pneumonia in children remains common. In one study, the electronic medical records of more than 10,000 children treated for pneumonia found that macrolides and other broad-spectrum antibiotics were prescribed more often than amoxicillin, the appropriate treatment as recommended by current guidelines. A second study reviewed treatment of children hospitalized for pneumonia at 28 different hospitals. Findings revealed that hospitals who created initiatives to boost adherence to guidelines saw a nearly 30% increase in appropriate prescriptions, compared with about 20% in hospitals without those initiatives. Together, these studies shed light on the state of antibiotic use in pediatric pneumonia and resulted in this week's top search term.
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Cite this: Ryan Syrek. Clinical Trends for March 2017 - Medscape - Mar 31, 2017.
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