Researchers found that inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions were associated with avoidable adverse drug events in children, including Clostridioides difficile, and substantial health care expenditures.
David Hyun, MD, project director of the Antibiotic Resistance Project at The Pew Charitable Trusts, and colleagues have published multiple studies on overprescribing or inappropriate selection of antibiotics. Hyun said in a Healio interview that he wanted to apply this to a common issue in children’s health.
“We really wanted to try to find out what the consequences and the impact