A comparison of paediatric and adult infectious diseases consultations in Australia and New Zealand

The objective of this paper is to describe paediatric infectious diseases consultations across Australia and New Zealand. We surveyed infectious diseases physicians at 51 hospitals over a period of 2 weeks in 2012. Compared with adult consults, paediatric consults were more frequently received from...

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Published in:European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases 2015-08, Vol.34 (8), p.1589-1592
Main Authors: Blyth, C. C., Walls, T., Cheng, A. C., Murray, R. J., Fisher, D. A., Ingram, P. R., Davis, J. S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Australia
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Child
Child, Preschool
Communicable Diseases - diagnosis
Communicable Diseases - drug therapy
Female
Hospitals
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infectious diseases
Intensive care
Internal Medicine
Male
Medical Microbiology
Medical personnel
New Zealand
Nosocomial infections
Patients
Pediatrics
Physicians
Preventive medicine
Prospective Studies
Referral and Consultation
Streptococcus infections
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Summary:The objective of this paper is to describe paediatric infectious diseases consultations across Australia and New Zealand. We surveyed infectious diseases physicians at 51 hospitals over a period of 2 weeks in 2012. Compared with adult consults, paediatric consults were more frequently received from general paediatricians/physicians and intensive care, yet less frequently from surgeons and emergency. Respiratory, skin/soft tissue and bone/joint infections were the most frequent consultations in children. These data demonstrate the breadth of formal infectious diseases consults in children. Differences between paediatric and infectious diseases consultations need to be considered when planning both paediatric and adult physician training and future curriculum development.
ISSN:0934-9723
1435-4373
DOI:10.1007/s10096-015-2391-0