Difference in the impact of coinfections and secondary infections on antibiotic use in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 between the Omicron-dominant period and the pre-Omicron period.

Yasushi MurakamiYasuhiro NozakiMika MorosawaMasanobu ToyamaHitoshi OgashiwaTakashi UedaKazuhiko NakajimaRyoya TanakaYoshio Takesue

Published in: Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy (2024)

Antibiotic use for CAIs was limited in the pre-Omicron period but increased in the Omicron period because of a high coinfection rate on admission. With the antimicrobial stewardship, excessive use of antibiotics for HAIs was avoided in the COVID-19 ward during both periods.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
emergency department
prognostic factors
body mass index
weight gain
patient reported outcomes
weight loss