In-hospital use of antibiotics in internal medicine: A cross-sectional study before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic in a COVID-19-free ward

• Main Authors: Francesco Bellanti (Author), Aurelio Lo Buglio (Author), Antonio Ricci (Author), Anna Aquilino (Author), Annamaria Labbate (Author), Gianluigi Vendemiale (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic impacted the use of antibiotics in hospitalized patients. However, most data on antibiotic therapy (AT) were recorded in COVID-19 settings. This study analyzed the appropriateness of AT in the real-world scenario of a COVID-19-free internal medi...