"Antimicrobial utilization in a paediatric intensive care unit in India: A step towards strengthening antimicrobial stewardship practices".

Antimicrobials are frequently used in critically ill children admitted to the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). The antimicrobial use data from Indian PICUs is limited using standard metrics such as Days of therapy (DOT). This study aimed to determine the baseline trend of antimicrobial use in PICU of a tertiary care teaching hospital of Raipur district of Chhattisgarh, India using standard metrics with the goal of developing facility-wide antibiotic policy and strengthening the antimicrobial stewardship activities.

Vigilance Needed in Treating a Child with Disseminated TB: A Case Report.

Background: Tuberculosis is still one of the biggest causes of infection-related death around the world. Disseminated tuberculosis is a potentially fatal disease caused by the haematogenous spread of . First-line anti-tuberculosis drugs include isoniazid, rifampicin, pyrazinamide, and ethambutol.