Antibiotic treatment duration for bloodstream infections in critically ill children-A survey of pediatric infectious diseases and critical care clinicians for clinical equipoise.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe antibiotic treatment durations that pediatric infectious diseases (ID) and critical care clinicians usually recommend for bloodstream infections in critically ill children.

Design

Anonymous, online practice survey using five common pediatric-based case scenarios of bloodstream infections.

Setting

Pediatric intensive care units in Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

Participants

Pediatric intensivists, nurse practitioners, ID physicians and pharmacists.

Main outcome measures

Recommended treatment durations for common infectious syndromes associated with bloodstream infections and willingness to enrol patients into a trial to study treatment duration.

Results

Among 136 survey respondents, most recommended at least 10 days antibi

SUBMITTER: Pong S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9321425 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature