A Comparison of Short Versus Long Course Intravenous Antibiotics When Treating Urinary Tract Infection in Infants <60 Days of Age.
infants
intravenous antibiotics
readmission
urinary tract infection
Journal
Clinical pediatrics
ISSN: 1938-2707
Titre abrégé: Clin Pediatr (Phila)
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0372606
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
10 2023
10 2023
Historique:
medline:
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9
2023
pubmed:
22
2
2023
entrez:
21
2
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a common reason for hospitalization in infants younger than 60 days, and the optimal approach to intravenous (IV) antibiotic therapy upon UTI diagnosis in this cohort is unknown. We determined whether there was an association between IV antibiotic therapy duration (long [>3 days] vs short [≤3 days]) and treatment failure via a retrospective review of infants with confirmed UTIs receiving IV antibiotics at a tertiary referral center. A total of 403 infants were included; 39% were treated with ampicillin and cefotaxime, and 34% with ampicillin and gentamycin or tobramycin. The median IV antibiotic duration was 5 (interquartile range: 3-10) days, and 5% of patients experienced treatment failure. The treatment failure rate was similar in both short- and long-course IV antibiotic groups (
Identifiants
pubmed: 36803102
doi: 10.1177/00099228231154364
pmc: PMC10478320
doi:
Substances chimiques
Anti-Bacterial Agents
0
Gentamicins
0
Ampicillin
7C782967RD
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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