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Understanding antibiotic prophylaxis prescribing in pediatric surgical specialties.

Sara M MaloneNatalie S SeigelJason G NewlandJacqueline M SaitoVirginia R McKay
Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2021)
Surgeons describe a complex set of factors that impact their antibiotic prescribing in pediatric surgical cases. They reported initial, but not ongoing, training and a use of individual weight of risk and benefit as a major dictator of prescribing practices. Antimicrobial stewardship programs should work with surgeons to develop acceptable implementation strategies to optimize antibiotic prescribing.
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