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Race and Antibiotic Use for Children Hospitalized with Acute Respiratory Infections.

Jenna H TanCaitlin L McGrathAdam W BrothersYasaman FatemiVictoria KonoldDaniel PakScott J WeissmanDanielle M ZerrMatthew P Kronman
Published in: Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (2024)
We sought to evaluate whether children hospitalized with acute respiratory infections experienced differences in antibiotic use by race and ethnicity. We found that likelihood of broad-spectrum antibiotic receipt differed across racial and ethnic groups. Future work should confirm this finding, evaluate causes, and ensure equitable antibiotic use.
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