Emergency Department Crowding and Time to Antibiotic Administration in Febrile Infants

Emergency Department Crowding and Time to Antibiotic Administration in Febrile Infants

Introduction: Early antibiotic administration is recommended in newborns presenting with febrile illness to emergency departments (ED) to avert the sequelae of serious bacterial infection. Although ED crowding has been associated with delays in antibiotic administration in a dedicated pediatric ED,...

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Main Authors: Jennifer K Light, Robyn M Hoelle, Jill Boylston Herndon, Wei Hou, Marie-Carmelle Elie, Kelly Jackman, J Adrian Tyndall, Donna L Carden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2013-09-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
emergency department crowding
neonatal sepsis
time to antibiotic administration
medicine
emergency medicine
pediatrics
Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/35p451gt#

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