Antimicrobial prescribing practices at a tertiary-care center in patients diagnosed with COVID-19 across the continuum of care.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
; 42(1): 89-92, 2021 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2096391
ABSTRACT
In a single-center review of antibiotic prescribing in COVID-19 patients, 10% of patients received antimicrobials, and inpatients encounters had the highest rate and spectrum of prescribing. Prescribing rate, spectrum, and duration appeared to increase with disease severity in inpatients. Antimicrobial prescribing in patients managed in ambulatory encounters was less common.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Bacterial Infections
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Practice Patterns, Physicians'
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Coinfection
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Antimicrobial Stewardship
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COVID-19
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Anti-Infective Agents
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
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Nursing
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Epidemiology
/
Hospitals
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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