Short-course parenteral antibiotics effective for bacteremic UTI in infants

[...]infants with bacteremic UTI often received prolonged courses of parenteral antibiotics, which can lead to long hospitalizations and increased costs." The researchers conducted a retrospective cohort study using patient data collected from 11 children's hospitals between 2011 and 2016...

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Published inInfectious diseases in children Vol. 32; no. 10; p. 25
Main Author Bortz, Katherine
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Thorofare SLACK INCORPORATED 01.10.2019
Subjects
Antibiotics
Medical research
Pediatrics
Researchers
San Francisco California
California
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Summary:[...]infants with bacteremic UTI often received prolonged courses of parenteral antibiotics, which can lead to long hospitalizations and increased costs." The researchers conducted a retrospective cohort study using patient data collected from 11 children's hospitals between 2011 and 2016 on infants aged no older than 60 days. "Researchers in future prospective studies should seek to establish the bio availability and optimal dosing of oral antibiotics in young infants and assess if there are particular subpopulations of infants with bacteremic UTI who may benefit from longer courses of parenteral antibiotic therapy."
ISSN:1044-9779