The Utility of Bedside Assessment Tools and Associated Factors to Avoid Antibiotic Overuse in an Urban PICU of a Diarrheal Disease Hospital in Bangladesh

• Main Authors: Farzana Afroze (Author), Md. Tanveer Faruk (Author), Mehnaz Kamal (Author), Farhad Kabir (Author), Monira Sarmin (Author), Sharifuzzaman (Author), Mithun Chakraborty (Author), Md. Rezaul Hossain (Author), Shamima Sharmin Shikha (Author), Visnu Pritom Chowdhury (Author), Md. Zahidul Islam (Author), Tahmeed Ahmed (Author), Mohammod Jobayer Chisti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Antibiotic exposure in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) is very high, although 50% of all antibiotics may be unnecessary. We aimed to determine the utility of simple bedside screening tools and predicting factors to avoid antibiotic overuse in the ICU among children with diarrhea...