Low rates of antibiotic use among ambulatory patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

We assessed the prevalence of antibiotic prescriptions among ambulatory patients tested for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in a large public US healthcare system and found a low overall rate of antibiotic prescriptions (6.7%). Only 3.8% of positive severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (...

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Autores principales: Smith, Alison G.C., Wilber, Eli, Rebolledo, Paulina A., Sharp, Joseph, Kandiah, Sheetal, Graciaa, Daniel S., Kempker, Russell R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2022
Materias:
Concise Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9119305/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35601658
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ash.2022.17
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Sumario:We assessed the prevalence of antibiotic prescriptions among ambulatory patients tested for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in a large public US healthcare system and found a low overall rate of antibiotic prescriptions (6.7%). Only 3.8% of positive severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) tests were associated with an antibiotic prescription within 7 days.

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