Diagnostic and antibiotic use practices among COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients in the Indonesian National Referral Hospital.

Robert SintoKhie Chen LieSiti SetiatiSuhendro SuwartoErni J NelwanMulya Rahma KaryantiAnis KaruniawatiDean Handimulya DjumaryoAri PrayitnoSumariyono SumariyonoMike SharlandCatrin E MooreRaph L HamersNicholas P J DayDirek Limmathurotsakul

Published in: PloS one (2024)

Routine electronic data could be used to inform diagnostic and antibiotic use practices in LMICs. In Indonesia, the proportion of timely blood culture is low in both COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients, and duration of parenteral antibiotics is longer in COVID-19 patients. Improving diagnostic and antimicrobial stewardship is critically needed.

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