Canadian Pediatricians’ Prescribing Practices for Community-Acquired Pneumonia.

The article presents a study survey which discussed trends in antimicrobial prescribing among Canadian physicians. Many respondents did not prescribe amoxicillin, and a substantial proportion underdosed, among those who did. In one scenario, increased proportion of respondents selecting oral cephalosporins or amoxicillin/clavulanate was seen. Macrolides were often prescribed, maybe because they offer excellent coverage of Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Chlamydophila pneumoniae.