Authors:
Blyth CC, Walls T, Cheng AC, Murray RJ, Fisher DA, Ingram PR, Davis JS
Authors notes:
European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 2015;34(8):1589-1592
Keywords:
Infectious diseases, paediatric, consultations
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.