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Benchmarking of Outpatient Pediatric Antibiotic Prescribing: Results of a Multicenter Collaborative

June 30, 2023

El Feghaly RE, Herigon JC, Kronman MP, Wattles BA, Poole NM, Smith MJ, Vaughan AM, Olivero R, Patel SJ, Wirtz A, Willis Z, Lee BR; Sharing Antimicrobial Reports for Pediatric Stewardship OutPatient (SHARPS-OP) Collaborative. Benchmarking of Outpatient Pediatric Antibiotic Prescribing: Results of a Multicenter Collaborative. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2023 Jun 30;12(6):364-371. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piad039. PMID: 37262431.

Outpatient antimicrobial stewardship programs in pediatric institutions in 2020: Status, needs, barriers

October 1, 2022

El Feghaly RE, Monsees EA, Burns A, Wirtz A, Lee BR, Hersh AL, Newland JG. Outpatient antimicrobial stewardship programs in pediatric institutions in 2020: Status, needs, barriers. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2022 Oct;43(10):1396-1402. doi: 10.1017/ice.2021.416. Epub 2021 Oct 22. PMID: 34674785.

Proposed metrics to benchmark antibiotic prescribing in pediatric outpatient settings

December 1, 2021

Poole NM, Wattles BA, El Feghaly RE; SHARPS-OP Collaborative Benchmarking Subgroup. Proposed metrics to benchmark antibiotic prescribing in pediatric outpatient settings. Am J Infect Control. 2021 Dec;49(12):1547-1550. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2021.08.028. Epub 2021 Sep 4. PMID: 34492327.

Appropriateness of Antibiotic Prescribing in United States Children’s Hospitals: A National Point Prevalence Survey

November 5, 2020

Tribble AC, Lee BR, Flett KB, Handy LK, Gerber JS, Hersh AL, Kronman MP, Terrill CM, Sharland M, Newland JG; Sharing Antimicrobial Reports for Pediatric Stewardship (SHARPS) Collaborative. Appropriateness of Antibiotic Prescribing in United States Children’s Hospitals: A National Point Prevalence Survey. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Nov 5;71(8):e226-e234. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa036. PMID: 31942952.

Sharing Antimicrobial Reports for Pediatric Stewardship (SHARPS): A Quality Improvement Collaborative

May 15, 2018

Newland JG, Gerber JS, Kronman MP, Meredith G, Lee BR, Thurm C, Hersh AL; SHARPS Collaborative. Sharing Antimicrobial Reports for Pediatric Stewardship (SHARPS): A Quality Improvement Collaborative. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2018 May 15;7(2):124-128. doi: 10.1093/jpids/pix020. PMID: 28379408.

Characteristics of Pediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs: Current Status of the Sharing Antimicrobial Reports for Pediatric Stewardship (SHARPS) Collaborative

January 25, 2018

McPherson C, Lee BR, Terrill C, Hersh AL, Gerber JS, Kronman MP, Newland JG. Characteristics of Pediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs: Current Status of the Sharing Antimicrobial Reports for Pediatric Stewardship (SHARPS) Collaborative. Antibiotics (Basel). 2018 Jan 25;7(1):4. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics7010004. PMID: 29370071; PMCID: PMC5872115.

Costs of Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs at US Children’s Hospitals

July 1, 2016

Zachariah P, Newland JG, Gerber JS, Saiman L, Goldman JL, Hersh AL; SHARPS Collaborative Project Group. Costs of Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs at US Children’s Hospitals. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2016 Jul;37(7):852-4. doi: 10.1017/ice.2016.62. Epub 2016 Mar 29. PMID: 27020133; PMCID: PMC5051263.