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Observational Study of Antibiotic Usage at the Children’s Clinical University Hospital in Riga, Latvia

Inese SviestinaDzintars Mozgis

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Hospitals CountyMale0301 basic medicinePoint prevalence surveymedicine.medical_specialtyMedicine (General)Adolescentmedicine.drug_class030106 microbiologyAntibioticsInappropriate Prescribingparenteral antibioticsArticlepoint prevalence surveyHospitals UniversityTertiary Care CentersAntimicrobial Stewardship03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineR5-920defined daily dose; hospitalized children; parenteral antibiotics; point prevalence survey; third-generation cephalosporinsInternal medicinemedicineHumans030212 general & internal medicineMedical prescriptionChilddefined daily dosebusiness.industryData CollectionCeftriaxoneDrug Resistance MicrobialGeneral MedicineAmoxicillinHospitals PediatricUniversity hospitalLatviaDrug UtilizationAnti-Bacterial Agentsthird-generation cephalosporinsCross-Sectional StudiesDefined daily doseChild PreschoolCeftriaxonehospitalized childrenFemaleObservational studybusinessmedicine.drug

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Background and objectives: Many pediatric patients have been treated with antibiotics during their hospitalization. There is a need to improve antibiotic prescribing for pediatric patients because many of these prescriptions are inappropriate. Antibiotic consumption analysis was conducted at the Children&rsquo

10.3390/medicina54050074https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina54050074