Narrowing the spectrum: development of a UK paediatric antimicrobial prescribing summary

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is predicted to kill 10 million people a year by 2050, costing the world up to $100 trillion.1 AMR threatens modern medicine as interventions such as surgery and chemotherapy cannot be provided safely without effective antibiotics. While AMR occurs naturally, modifiable factors contribute to its spread: inappropriate selection of agents and extended duration and spectrum of antimicrobial prescriptions.2 There is wide variation in inpatient paediatric antibiotic prescribing in the UK, with discrepancy between specialist groups, tertiary centres and even between clinicians within a hospital.3 To address this variation in prescribing, the UK Paediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship (UK-PAS) network aimed to reach national consensus by drafting a paediatric antimicrobial summary for hospitals based on the format of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) primary care summary. There is open access to the guideline on the Paediatrics section of the British Society...

Source: Archives of Disease in Childhood - June 17, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Shears, A., Demirjian, A., McGarrity, O., Vergnano, S., Patel, S. V., McMaster, P. Tags: PostScript Source Type: research