Expert consensus on clinical application of tetracycline antibiotics in children(2024 Edition)
Tetracycline antibiotics have strong antibacterial effect on a variety of pathogens including mycoplasma pneumoniae and chlamydia,and their application in children is gradually increasing.Due to the different physiological characteristics of children from adults,there is an urgent need for a special guidance document for the clinical use of tetracycline antibiotics in children.The consensus gives comprehensive recommendations on the clinical application of tetracycline drugs in pediatrics from the aspects of pharmaceutical characteristics,mechanism of action,antibacterial activity,status and mechanism of drug resist-ance,effects in children with infectious diseases,adverse reactions and off-label drug use,so as to guide clinical rational use.