Race and Antibiotic Use for Children Hospitalized With Acute Respiratory Infections.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Tan, Jenna H; McGrath, Caitlin L; Brothers, Adam W; Fatemi, Yasaman; Konold, Victoria; Pak, Daniel; Weissman, Scott J; Zerr, Danielle M; Kronman, Matthew P
- Source
- Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. Apr2024, Vol. 13 Issue 4, p237-241. 5p.
- Subject
- *ANTIBIOTICS
*RESPIRATORY infections
*DATA analysis
*RESEARCH funding
*ANTIMICROBIAL stewardship
*SEX distribution
*KRUSKAL-Wallis Test
*LOGISTIC regression analysis
*RETROSPECTIVE studies
*CHI-squared test
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*RACISM
*LONGITUDINAL method
*ODDS ratio
*ELECTRONIC health records
*STATISTICS
*HEALTH equity
*SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors
*DATA analysis software
*HOSPITAL care of children
*CHILDREN
- Language
- ISSN
- 2048-7193
We sought to evaluate whether children hospitalized with acute respiratory infections experienced differences in antibiotic use by race and ethnicity. We found that likelihood of broad-spectrum antibiotic receipt differed across racial and ethnic groups. Future work should confirm this finding, evaluate causes, and ensure equitable antibiotic use. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]