The Utility of Bedside Assessment Tools and Associated Factors to Avoid Antibiotic Overuse in an Urban PICU of a Diarrheal Disease Hospital in Bangladesh

The Utility of Bedside Assessment Tools and Associated Factors to Avoid Antibiotic Overuse in an Urban PICU of a Diarrheal Disease Hospital in Bangladesh

Background: Antibiotic exposure in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) is very high, although 50% of all antibiotics may be unnecessary. We aimed to determine the utility of simple bedside screening tools and predicting factors to avoid antibiotic overuse in the ICU among children with diarrhea...

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Main Authors: Farzana Afroze, Md. Tanveer Faruk, Mehnaz Kamal, Farhad Kabir, Monira Sarmin, Sharifuzzaman, Mithun Chakraborty, Md. Rezaul Hossain, Shamima Sharmin Shikha, Visnu Pritom Chowdhury, Md. Zahidul Islam, Tahmeed Ahmed, Mohammod Jobayer Chisti
Format: Article
Sprog:English
Udgivet: MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Serier:Antibiotics
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antibiotics
PICU
qSOFA
qPELOD-2 score
children
diarrhea
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