Systemic fluoroquinolone prescriptions for hospitalized children in Belgium, results of a multicenter retrospective drug utilization study

Background: Fluoroquinolones (FQ) are increasingly prescribed for children, despite being labeled for only a limited number of labeled pediatric indications. In this multicenter retrospective drug utilization study, we analyzed indications for systemic FQ prescriptions in hospitalized children and the appropriateness of the prescribed dose. Methods: Using data obtained from electronic medical files, the study included all children who received a systemic FQ prescription in two Belgian university children's hospitals between 2010 and 2013. Two authors reviewed prescribed daily doses. Univariate... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Meesters, Kevin
MAUEL, REINER
Dhont, Evelyn
Vande Walle, Johan
De Bruyne, Pauline
Dokumenttyp: journalarticle
Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
Schlagwörter: Medicine and Health Sciences / CEREBROSPINAL-FLUID PENETRATION / MYCOPLASMA-PNEUMONIAE / CIPROFLOXACIN / PROPHYLAXIS / MENINGITIS / PEDIATRICS / INFECTION / SAFETY / PHARMACOKINETICS / OFLOXACIN / Fluoroquinolones / Children / Drug utilization study / Off-label / prescribing / Prescription errors / Antimicrobial stewardship
Sprache: Englisch
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Link(s) : https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/8555769