Variability in antimicrobial use in pediatric ventilator-associated events.
Manjiree V KarandikarSusan E CoffinGregory P PriebeThomas J SandoraLatania K LoganGitte Y LarsenPhilip ToltzisJames E GrayMichael KlompasJulia S SammonsMarvin B HarperKelly HoranMatthew LakomaNoelle M CocorosGrace M LeePublished in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2018)
Antimicrobial use is common in pediatric VAC, with variability in spectrum and duration of antimicrobials within hospitals and across ICU types, while PVAP is uncommon. Prolonged antimicrobial use despite low rates of PVAP or positive laboratory testing for infection suggests that AVAC may provide a lever for antimicrobial stewardship programs to improve utilization.