Gwee Amanda, Carapetis Jonathan R, Buttery Jim, Starr Mike, Connell Tom G, Steer Andrew, Bryant Penelope A, Curtis Nigel
From the *Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of General Medicine, The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne ; †Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Victoria; ‡Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Centre for Child Health Research, University of Western Australia, Western Australia; §Department of Infectious Diseases and Monash Immunization, Monash Children's Hospital, Monash Health; ¶Monash University; and ‖Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Apr;33(4):411-3. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000113.
We analyzed the formal consultations seen by the infectious diseases service over a 14-year period at one of the largest pediatric hospitals in Australia. We highlight the increasing demand for pediatric infectious diseases expertise and the reasons for which consultations are sought. Our findings will help in planning and resource allocation in an era of increasingly complex patients.