Younger Age and Female Gender Are Associated With Delayed Antibiotics in Pediatric Sepsis.
Sarah B KandilSeohyuk LeeRichard S FeinnThomas S MurrayPublished in: Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (2024)
Sepsis is a leading cause of pediatric mortality and timely antibiotic administration has been shown to improve outcomes. In this retrospective review of a single center sepsis dataset, we identified younger age and female sex as more likely to have delays in antibiotics.