Pediatric Caregiver Behaviors Related to Oral Antibiotic Use

Anita Bharath; Usha Sathian; April Zmitrovich; Andi L Shane; Cam Escoffery; Michael S Kelleman; Nikhila Gandrakota; Cindy Aguilera-Navarro; Preeti Jaggi

doi:10.1093/jpids/piab020

Pediatric Caregiver Behaviors Related to Oral Antibiotic Use

J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2021 Aug 7:piab020. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piab020. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Anita Bharath¹, Usha Sathian², April Zmitrovich², Andi L Shane³, Cam Escoffery⁴, Michael S Kelleman⁵, Nikhila Gandrakota⁴, Cindy Aguilera-Navarro⁶, Preeti Jaggi³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Emory School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
² Division of Pediatric Urgent Care, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
³ Division Pediatric Infectious Disease, Department of Pediatrics, Emory School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
⁴ Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
⁵ Research Biostatistics Core, Emory+Children's Pediatric Institute, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
⁶ Agnes Scott College, Atlanta, GA, USA.

PMID: 34363082
DOI: 10.1093/jpids/piab020

Abstract

In a survey of 396 caregivers of children, 119 (30%) reported requesting antibiotics from clinicians and 65 (16%) had stored antibiotics at home. In addition, 47 (12%) reported past or intended nonprescription antibiotic administration; this finding was associated with household income of ≥$75 000 annually (odds ratio 2.042, 95% confidence interval 1.01-4.14, P = .048).

Keywords: antibiotic stewardship; emergency medicine; infectious disease; urgent care.

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