Formal infectious diseases consultations at a tertiary pediatric hospital: a 14-year review

Amanda Gwee; Jonathan R Carapetis; Jim Buttery; Mike Starr; Tom G Connell; Andrew Steer; Penelope A Bryant; Nigel Curtis

doi:10.1097/INF.0000000000000113

Formal infectious diseases consultations at a tertiary pediatric hospital: a 14-year review

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Apr;33(4):411-3. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000113.

Authors

Amanda Gwee¹, Jonathan R Carapetis, Jim Buttery, Mike Starr, Tom G Connell, Andrew Steer, Penelope A Bryant, Nigel Curtis

Affiliation

¹ From the *Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of General Medicine, The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne ; †Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Victoria; ‡Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Centre for Child Health Research, University of Western Australia, Western Australia; §Department of Infectious Diseases and Monash Immunization, Monash Children's Hospital, Monash Health; ¶Monash University; and ‖Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

PMID: 24378949
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000113

Abstract

We analyzed the formal consultations seen by the infectious diseases service over a 14-year period at one of the largest pediatric hospitals in Australia. We highlight the increasing demand for pediatric infectious diseases expertise and the reasons for which consultations are sought. Our findings will help in planning and resource allocation in an era of increasingly complex patients.

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Australia / epidemiology
Child
Communicable Diseases / diagnosis*
Communicable Diseases / drug therapy
Communicable Diseases / epidemiology*
Hospitals, Pediatric / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Referral and Consultation / statistics & numerical data*
Retrospective Studies
Tertiary Care Centers / statistics & numerical data*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents