Antibiotic prescribing patterns in patients hospitalized with COVID-19: lessons from the first wave.

Brendan O'KellyColm CroninDavid ConnellanSean GriffinStephen Peter ConnollyJonathan McGrathAoife G CotterTara McGintyEavan G MuldoonGerard SheehanWalter CullenPeter DoranTina McHughLouise VidalGordana AvramovicJohn S Lambert

Published in: JAC-antimicrobial resistance (2021)

Duration of hypoxia and need for respiratory support may have acted as surrogate measures of improvement where usual response measures (CRP, neutrophilia, culture clearance) were absent. Continuous review of antibiotic prescriptions should be at the forefront of clinical management of hospitalized patients with COVID-19.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
coronavirus disease
ejection fraction
sars cov
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
primary care
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
emergency department
endothelial cells