Girls, Patients Younger Than 1 Year More Likely To Experience Delayed Antibiotic Delivery Among Pediatric Patients Hospitalized With Sepsis, Study Finds

Infectious Disease Advisor (7/17, Kuhns) reports, “Among pediatric patients hospitalized with sepsis, girls and those younger than 1 year are more likely to experience delayed antibiotic delivery, according to study results.” The researchers also “noted significantly higher mortality rates in patients with vs without documented delayed administration” (12.2% vs 3.5%). The findings were published in the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society.