ArticleInfection control and hospital epidemiology2024
Antibiotic waste in a pediatric healthcare system: Wasting drugs that are in limited supply.
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6 citing papers in PubMed.
- The case for chewable tablets: reducing single-use plastic waste in pediatrics.Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2026Article
- Comparative clinical response, safety, and institutional drug use efficiency of intravenous azithromycin versus erythromycin in pediatricFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026Article
- Opportunities for collaboration: the synergy between antimicrobial and diagnostic stewardship in pediatrics.Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2025Review
- The hidden economic and environmental costs of antimicrobial therapies: a call to action.Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2025Article
- Prescribing a Green Future: A Review of Antimicrobial Waste in Pediatric Hospitals and Practices to Promote Healthcare Sustainability.Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society · 2024Review
- Ten sustainable steps infectious diseases professionals can take to mitigate the climate crisis.Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2024Review
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Abstract
In a pediatric hospital system over 2 years, 58,607 doses of antibiotic were wasted, an average of 80 doses per day, including drugs in shortage nationwide. Approximately 50% of waste occurred within the first 2 days of admission or the day of discharge, with ampicillin being the most wasted drug (N = 7,789 doses).
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