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European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
Published in: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases 8/2015

01-08-2015 | Article

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

Authors: C. C. Blyth, T. Walls, A. C. Cheng, R. J. Murray, D. A. Fisher, P. R. Ingram, J. S. Davis, on behalf of the Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases Clinical Research Network and the Australian New Zealand Paediatric Infectious Diseases Research Network

Published in: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases | Issue 8/2015

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Abstract

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.
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Metadata
Title
A comparison of paediatric and adult infectious diseases consultations in Australia and New Zealand
Authors
C. C. Blyth
T. Walls
A. C. Cheng
R. J. Murray
D. A. Fisher
P. R. Ingram
J. S. Davis
on behalf of the Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases Clinical Research Network and the Australian New Zealand Paediatric Infectious Diseases Research Network
Publication date
01-08-2015
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases / Issue 8/2015
Print ISSN: 0934-9723
Electronic ISSN: 1435-4373
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-015-2391-0

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