A new analysis of emergency department (ED) visits for pediatric urinary tract infections (UTIs sheds light on antibiotic prescribing practices, as reported today in the journal Pediatrics.
Published on June 11, 2024, the Research Brief assessed changes in antibiotic prescribing at ED visits for pediatric UTIs from 2011 to 2020 using nationally representative data from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey. A total of 1,083 UTI visits by non-pregnant patients ages 18 and younger were included in the analysis.
Innovative UTI Medication Needed for Children
$30 Million Brings Clinical Trials to Main Street
A Special Communication recently published by the JAMA Network stated that optimal healthcare delivery, both now and in the future, requires a continuous loop of knowledge generation, dissemination, and uptake on how best to provide care.
This perspective integrates determining what interventions work and how best to ensure they are provided to those who need them.
Most providers know that a randomized clinical trial (RCT) is the most rigorous instrument for determining what works in health care.
Systemic Side Effects of COVID-19 Vaccine Tied to Greater nAB Response
Each 1-degree Celsius increase in skin temperature after dose 2 linked to 1.8-, 3.1-fold higher nAB one and six months later
Expert Panel Develops New Definition of Long COVID
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, June 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A new proposed definition for Long COVID could help patients get the help they need, a new report from …