Infection control and hospital epidemiology
Validation of an electronic algorithm to identify appropriate antibiotic use for community-acquired pneumonia in hospitalized children.
Kathleen Chiotos, Lauren Dutcher, Robert Grundmeier, Didien Meyahnwi, Ebbing Lautenbach, Melinda Neuhauser, Lauri Hicks, Keith Hamilton, Julia E Szymczak, Brandi Muller, Leigh Cressman, Anne Jaskowiak-Barr, Jeffrey Gerber
Published: 202510.1017/ice.2025.10314
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Algorithms using electronic health record data to identify children with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and to evaluate the appropriateness of antibiotic use may facilitate antibiotic stewardship efforts, but validated measures of ant…
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