In this point-prevalence study of 32 US children's hospitals, we determined that 1.7% of hospitalized children received at least 1 antimicrobial agent for a non-infection-related reason; macrolides were used most commonly. Antimicrobial stewardship efforts to understand and affect use for these reasons is an unmet need; additional research considering the individual and societal effects of these antimicrobial-prescribing practices should be undertaken.
Keywords: antimicrobial stewardship; gastrointestinal motility; macrolide.
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