Bacterial infections and antibiotic utilization varies by coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) severity in hospitalized cancer patients: Analysis from the first phase of the pandemic.
Kayla R MakiSamantha N SteigerYiqi SuAida BoumizaCarrie A TanMarina KerpelevSusan K SeoNina CohenPublished in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2022)
Hospitalized cancer patients with COVID-19 had a high rate of bacterial infection. As COVID-19 severity increased, the proportion of patients diagnosed with bacterial infection and given antibiotics increased. In mild COVID-19 cases, antibiotic LOT was short, suggesting that empiric antibiotics can be safely avoided or discontinued in this group.