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Antibiotic Consumption and Stewardship at a Hospital outside of an Early Coronavirus Disease 2019 Epicenter.
Buehrle, Deanna J; Decker, Brooke K; Wagener, Marilyn M; Adalja, Amesh; Singh, Nina; McEllistrem, Mary C; Nguyen, M Hong; Clancy, Cornelius J.
  • Buehrle DJ; VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Infectious Diseases Section, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA deanna.buehrle@va.gov.
  • Decker BK; VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Infectious Diseases Section, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Wagener MM; University of Pittsburgh, Department of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Adalja A; VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Infectious Diseases Section, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Singh N; VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Infectious Diseases Section, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • McEllistrem MC; VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Critical Care Section, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Nguyen MH; Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
  • Clancy CJ; VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Infectious Diseases Section, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother ; 64(11)2020 10 20.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-884910
ABSTRACT
There are scant data on the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on hospital antibiotic consumption, and no data from outside epicenters. At our nonepicenter hospital, antibiotic days of therapy (DOT) and bed days of care (BDOC) were reduced by 151.5/month and 285/month, respectively, for March to June 2020 compared to 2018-2019 (P = 0.001 and P < 0.001). DOT per 1,000 BDOC was increased (8.1/month; P = 0.001). COVID-19 will impact antibiotic consumption, stewardship, and resistance in ways that will likely differ temporally and by region.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Coronavirus Infections / Drug Utilization / Pandemics / Betacoronavirus / Antimicrobial Stewardship / Anti-Bacterial Agents Limits: Humans Language: English Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: AAC.01011-20

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Coronavirus Infections / Drug Utilization / Pandemics / Betacoronavirus / Antimicrobial Stewardship / Anti-Bacterial Agents Limits: Humans Language: English Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: AAC.01011-20