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Antibiotic Prescribing in Children Hospitalized With COVID-19 and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Spain: Prevalence, Trends, and Associated Factors.

David Aguilera-AlonsoCristina EpalzaFrancisco José Sanz-SantaeufemiaCarlos Daniel Grasa LozanoSara Villanueva-MedinaSusana Melendo PérezEloísa Cervantes HernándezMaría Urretavizcaya-MartínezRosa PinoMarisa Navarro GómezJavier Pilar OriveAna González ZáratePaula Vidal LanaRaúl González MonteroSara Ruiz GonzálezCristina CalvoMaría Isabel Iglesias-BouzasJosé Manuel Caro-TellerSara Domínguez-RodríguezÁlvaro BallesterosJuan MesaElena Cobos-CarrascosaAlfredo TagarroCinta Moraleda
Published in: Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (2022)
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has caused an increase in antibiotic use in different settings. We describe the antibiotic prescribing prevalence, associated factors and trends, as well as concomitant bacterial infections in children hospitalized with COVID-19 or multisystemic inflammatory syndrome related to SARS-CoV-2 in Spain.
Keyphrases
  • sars cov
  • respiratory syndrome coronavirus
  • primary care
  • young adults
  • coronavirus disease
  • risk factors
  • oxidative stress
  • case report
  • emergency department