September 2018. Volume 14. Number 2

Antibiotics continue to be used in hospital respiratory viral infections, although less likely if the patient tests positive for respiratory syncitial virus

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Goriacko P, Saiman L, Zachariah P. Antibiotic Use in Hospitalized Children With Respiratory Viruses Detected by Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2018;37(5):443-446.
Reviewers: Ochoa Sangrador C1, Andrés de Llano JM2.
1Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital Virgen de la Concha. Zamora. España.
2Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital General del Río Carrión. Palencia. España.
Correspondence: Carlos Ochoa Sangrador. Email: cochoas2@gmail.com
Reception date: 23/07/2018
Acceptance date: 20/08/2018
Publication date: 19/09/2018

Abstract

Authors’ conclusions: providers are more likely to use antibiotics in non-RSV–infected patients compared with infected. These trends likely represent concern about bacterial superinfection and may reflect lack of familiarity with these pathogens.

Reviewers’ commentary: the use of antibiotics in viral respiratory infections is very high. This study does not allow the estimation of the impact of PCR rapid diagnostic tests. Although it is foreseeable that its availability would allow the optimization of antibiotic prescription, experimental studies are needed to evaluate its clinical, epidemiological and economic impact.

How to cite this article

Ochoa Sangrador C, Andrés de Llano JM. Siguen usándose antibióticos en infecciones víricas respiratorias hospitalarias, aunque menos si hay virus respiratorio sincitial. Evid Pediatr. 2018;14:23.

AVC | Critically appraised articles

Goriacko P, Saiman L, Zachariah P. Antibiotic Use in Hospitalized Children With Respiratory Viruses Detected by Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2018;37(5):443-446.
Reviewers: Ochoa Sangrador C1, Andrés de Llano JM2.
1Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital Virgen de la Concha. Zamora. España.
2Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital General del Río Carrión. Palencia. España.
Correspondence: Carlos Ochoa Sangrador. Email: cochoas2@gmail.com
Reception date: 23/07/2018
Acceptance date: 20/08/2018
Publication date: 19/09/2018

How to cite this article

Ochoa Sangrador C, Andrés de Llano JM. Siguen usándose antibióticos en infecciones víricas respiratorias hospitalarias, aunque menos si hay virus respiratorio sincitial. Evid Pediatr. 2018;14:23.

19/09/2018

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