Antibiotic Stewardship Across Common Pediatric and Adult Infections

Course overview

Antibiotic Stewardship reviews the appropriate use of antibiotics for common and clinically important infections across pediatric and adult care. The course covers recommended antibiotic regimens for acute otitis media in children, management of initial and recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection, prophylaxis and treatment decisions after high-risk tick bites and Lyme disease, the efficacy and safety of omadacycline for community-acquired bacterial pneumonia and acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections, and antibiotic decision-making for common respiratory tract, skin and soft tissue, and urinary tract infections in adults. Antibiotic resistance, unnecessary antibiotic use, and inappropriate selection, dosing, or duration of therapy remain major patient-safety and public-health concerns. This course addresses the need for healthcare professionals to apply current antibiotic stewardship principles, distinguish infections that require antibiotic treatment from those that do not, select appropriate therapies based on patient and infection factors, and reduce avoidable harms associated with antibiotic overuse.