Antibiotic Resistance is One of the Greatest Threats to Global Health
In the US, antibiotics are the most frequently prescribed medication to children. Choosing the most narrowly focused antibiotic is just as important as avoiding antibiotics for conditions in which they are not indicated. Understanding antibiotic resistance patterns relevant to your patient population is a key driver in choosing the most appropriate antibiotic. Previously, there was no statewide pediatric-specific antibiotic susceptibility data for the state of Georgia. Providing this data to pediatric providers will help improve prescribing practices. Georgia Pediatric Antibiotic Stewardship is the collaboration of the five children’s hospitals in Georgia to create a statewide antibiogram.
The four core elements of outpatient antibiotic stewardship are commitment, action for policy and practice, tracking and reporting, and education and expertise.
Georgia Pediatric Antibiotic Stewardship is the collaboration of the five children’s hospitals in Georgia to create a statewide antibiogram.
The Clinical Effectiveness program at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has developed clinical practice guidelines to guide clinical decision making for specific clinical circumstances.
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This website contains a link to an interactive tool that allows you to review the antibiotic susceptibility patterns for multiple antibiotics for commonly encountered bacteria and view this over time by hospital or combined for the state of Georgia.
In addition, this website contains links to a number of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for common bacterial infections.
The antibiogram and antibiotic prescribing resources can be used together to help guide empiric antibiotic choice and recommended antibiotic durations for common bacterial infections in children.
Participating Children’s Hospitals Providing Antibiogram Data:
- Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
- Children’s Hospital of Georgia, Augusta University Health
- Atrium Health Navicent Beverly Knight Olson Children’s Hospital, Macon, Georgia
- The Children’s Hospital, Piedmont Columbus Regional
- Memorial Health Dwaine & Cynthia Willett Children’s Hospital of Savannah
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