Appropriateness of Testing for Serious Bacterial Infection in Children Hospitalized With Bronchiolitis
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Appropriateness of testing for serious bacterial infection in children hospitalized with bronchiolitis.
OBJECTIVE The goal of this study was to evaluate provider practice patterns for evaluation of serious bacterial infection (SBI) in patients hospitalized with bronchiolitis and to assess the association of SBI testing with length of stay and antibiotic use. DESIGN This was a retrospective chart review of hospitalized patients <24 months of age with a discharge diagnosis of bronchiolitis from 2...
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عنوان ژورنال: Hospital Pediatrics
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2154-1663,2154-1671
DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2013-0073