Impact of Clinical Decision Support Tools on Antibiotic Prescribing for Pediatric Acute Otitis Media in Emergency and Urgent Care Settings AbstractBackground. Acute otitis media (AOM) is the leading cause of pediatric antibiotic prescribing, often with unnecessarily long treatment durations. T

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Less is More: The Evidence for Shorter Durations of Antimicrobial Therapy for Acute Otitis Media - Current Treatment Options in Pediatrics Purpose of review Acute otitis media (AOM) is a common pediatric infection and a large reason for antibiotic prescribing in pediatrics in the United States. The changing epidemiology, high spontaneous...

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Is this re: the rate of suppurative complications from strep pharyngitis of AOM? That study compared tx to no tx rather than duration. I respect that rare outcomes are important- and would extend that to complications from overuse of antibiotics without evidence of benefit.

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“Give Me Five”: The Case for 5 Days of Antibiotics as the Default Duration for Acute Respiratory Tract Infections Abstract. Acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs) account for most antibiotic prescriptions in pediatrics. Although US guidelines continue to recommend

Give me 5! This respiratory season, remember most respiratory infections don't need an antibiotic. But if prescribed, 5 days is best! Read our review in #JPIDS in support of 5 days abx (if needed) for GAS pharyngitis, AOM, and sinusitis. #PedSky #PedsIDSky #IDSky
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Identifying successful pediatric outpatient antimicrobial stewardship strategies through benchmarking: A multi-institutional project We evaluated the impact of benchmarking on antibiotic prescribing and identified antibiotic stewardship strategies affecting pediatric outpatient anti…

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Clinical Pathway Revision Increases Amoxicillin Monotherapy and 5-Day Durations of Therapy for Pediatric Community-Acquired Pneumonia in the Emergency Department and Urgent Care: A Quality Improvement... The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends 5-day amoxicillin monotherapy as first-line treatment for pediatric uncomplicated community-acquired pne…

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Impact of clinician feedback reports on antibiotic use in children hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia Feedback reports summarizing clinician performance are effective tools for improving antibiotic use in the ambulatory setting, but the effectiveness of feedback reports in the hospital setting is unknown.

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“Give Me Five”: The Case for 5 Days of Antibiotics as the Default Duration for Acute Respiratory Tract Infections Abstract. Acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs) account for most antibiotic prescriptions in pediatrics. Although US guidelines continue to recommend

Give me 5! This respiratory season, remember most respiratory infections don't need an antibiotic. But if prescribed, 5 days is best! Read our review in #JPIDS in support of 5 days abx (if needed) for GAS pharyngitis, AOM, and sinusitis. #PedSky #PedsIDSky #IDSky
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