Temporal trends in antibiotic prescribing and serious and nonserious infections in children presenting to general practice: a registry-based longitudinal cohort study of 162 507 individuals

队列 医学 纵向研究 全科实习 儿科 抗生素 队列研究 家庭医学 内科学 病理 微生物学 生物
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Ruben Burvenich,Sien De Boodt,Lien Lowie,Arne Janssens,Simon Gabriël Beerten,Bert Vaes,Jaan Toelen,Jan Y Verbakel
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期刊:Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy [Oxford University Press]
卷期号:79 (6): 1397-1406 被引量:1
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DOI:10.1093/jac/dkae117
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Abstract Background It is crucial to understand the trends in paediatric antibiotic prescribing and serious and nonserious infections to improve antibiotic prescribing practices for children in ambulatory care. Objectives Assessing trends in paediatric antibiotic prescribing and infection incidence in general practice from 2002 to 2022. Methods In this retrospective cohort study using INTEGO network data from 162 507 patients in Flanders (Belgium), we calculated antibiotic prescribing rates and proportions alongside incidence rates of serious and nonserious infections, stratified by age (0–1, 2–6, 7–12 years) and municipality. We performed autoregressive moving average time-series analyses and seasonality analyses. Results From 2002 to 2022, antibiotic prescribing rate decreased significantly: 584/1000 person-years (PY) (95% CI 571–597) to 484/1000PY (95% CI 478–491); so did antibiotic overall prescribing proportion: 46.3% (95% CI 45.1–47.6) to 23.3% (95% CI 22.9–23.7) (59.3% amoxicillin and 17.8% broad spectrum). Prescribing proportions dropped significantly for nonserious (45.6% to 20.9%) and increased for serious infections (64.1% to 69.8%). Proportions significantly dropped for acute suppurative otitis media (74.7% to 64.1%), upper respiratory tract infections (44.9% to 16.6%), bronchitis/bronchiolitis (73.6% to 44.1%) and acute tonsillopharyngitis (59.5% to 21.7%), while significantly increasing for pneumonia (65.2% to 80.2%). Nonserious and serious infection incidence rates increased from 785/1000PY and 34.2/1000PY to 1223/1000PY and 64.1/1000PY, respectively. Blood and CRP testing proportions increased significantly. Conclusions Antibiotic prescribing in general practice for children declined from 2002 to 2022. Further targeted antibiotic stewardship initiatives are needed to reduce the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics and antibiotic prescribing for conditions such as otitis media and bronchitis/bronchiolitis.
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