Antibiotic prescription for outpatients with influenza and subsequent hospitalisation: A cohort study using insurance data.
Hiroshi YokomichiMie MochizukiJoseph Jonathan LeeReiji KojimaSayaka HoriuchiTadao OokaZentaro YamagataPublished in: Influenza and other respiratory viruses (2023)
In outpatient cases of influenza, patients who are prescribed antibiotics added to antiviral medicines have a higher risk of hospitalisation and longer duration of hospitalisation due to pneumonia.