Appropriateness of Antibiotic Prescribing in Hospitalized Children: A Focus on the Real-World Scenario of the Different Paediatric Subspecialties

• Main Authors: Chiara Nasso (Author), Alessandro Scarfone (Author), Igor Pirrotta (Author), Michelangelo Rottura (Author), Domenico Antonio Giorgi (Author), Giovanni Pallio (Author), Natasha Irrera (Author), Violetta Squadrito (Author), Francesco Squadrito (Author), Pierangela Irrera (Author), Vincenzo Arcoraci (Author), Domenica Altavilla (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Antibiotics are prescribed for children both in hospital and community settings, particularly at preschool age. Italy shows a high rate of inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions which may represent a serious problem in the hospital scenario. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate...