Background Many antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) focus on decreasing
unnecessary antibiotics. We describe the impact of an outpatient ASP on choice, dose, and …

Background and Objectives National guidelines recommend a 5-to 7-day course of
antibiotics for most skin and soft-tissue infections (SSTIs). Our aim was to increase the …

Objective: To describe risk factors associated with inappropriate antibiotic prescribing to
children. Design: Cross-sectional, retrospective analysis of antibiotic prescribing to children …

Background Most antibiotic use occurs in ambulatory settings. No benchmarks exist for
pediatric institutions to assess their outpatient antibiotic use and compare prescribing rates …

Background Most antibiotics prescribed to children are provided in the outpatient and
emergency department (ED) settings, yet these prescribers are seldom engaged by …

It is encouraging that most acute care centers have formal antimicrobial stewardship (AS)
programs; though, most antibiotic use occurs in outpatient settings where access to …

Objective: To assess current resources, interventions, and obstacles of pediatric outpatient
antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASP). Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting …

Objective: To determine whether differences exist in antibiotic prescribing for respiratory
infections in pediatric urgent cares (PUCs) by patient race/ethnicity, insurance, and …

Objective: To investigate differences in the rate of firstline antibiotic prescribing for common
pediatric infections in relation to different socioeconomic statuses and the impact of an …

Background A major challenge for antibiotic stewardship programs is the lack of accurate
and accessible electronic data to target interventions. We developed and validated separate …