Community-Onset Bacterial Coinfection in Children Critically Ill With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection.
Kristin L MoffittMari M NakamuraCameron C YoungMargaret M NewhamsNatasha B HalasaJ Nelson ReedJulie C FitzgeraldPhilip C SpinellaVijaya L SomaTracie C WalkerLaura L LoftisAline B MadduxMichele KongCourtney M RowanCharlotte V HobbsJennifer E SchusterBecky J RiggsGwenn E McLaughlinKelly N MichelsonMark W HallChristopher J BabbittNatalie Z CvijanovichMatt S ZinterMia MaamariAdam J SchwarzAalok R SinghHeidi R FloriShira J GertzMary A StaatJohn S GiulianoSaul R HymesKatharine N ClouserJohn McGuireChristopher L CarrollNeal J ThomasEmily R LevyAdrienne G RandolphPublished in: Open forum infectious diseases (2023)
Community-onset bacterial coinfection in children with critical COVID-19 is infrequent, but empiric antibiotics are commonly prescribed. These findings inform antimicrobial use and support rapid de-escalation when evaluation shows coinfection is unlikely.