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Improving intravenous-to-oral antibiotic switch in children: a team-based audit and implementation approach

Authors

  • Brendan Joseph McMullan Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Sydney Children's Hospital Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaNHMRC National Centre for Infections in Cancer, Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaSchool of Women's and Children's Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Michelle Mahony Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Sydney Children's Hospital Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Lolita Java Medication Safety, Clinical Excellence Commission, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Mona Mostaghim Pharmacy Department, Sydney Children's Hospital Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Michael Plaister Department of General Paediatrics, Sydney Children's Hospital Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Camille Wu School of Women's and Children's Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaDepartment of Paediatric Surgery, Sydney Children's Hospital Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Sophie White Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Sydney Children's Hospital Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Laila Al Yazidi Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Sydney Children's Hospital Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaChild Health Department, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Erica Martin Department of Nursing, Sydney Children's Hospital Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Penelope Bryant Infectious Diseases and Hospital in the Home Departments, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaClinical Paediatrics, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Karin A Thursky NHMRC National Centre for Infections in Cancer, Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaNational Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Evette Buono Medication Safety, Clinical Excellence Commission, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Dr Brendan Joseph McMullan; b.mcmullan{at}unsw.edu.au
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Citation

McMullan BJ, Mahony M, Java L, et al
Improving intravenous-to-oral antibiotic switch in children: a team-based audit and implementation approach
BMJ Open Quality 2021;10:e001120. doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2020-001120

Publication history

  • Received July 20, 2020
  • Revised February 14, 2021
  • Accepted February 28, 2021
  • First published March 17, 2021.
Online issue publication 
March 17, 2021

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