Antimicrobial use and aetiology of bloodstream infections in critically ill patients during early stages of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

• Main Authors: Miriam Torrecillas (Author), Victor Daniel Gumucio (Author), Ariadna Padullés (Author), Fe Tubau (Author), Daniel Marco (Author), Evelyn Shaw (Author), Miguel Fernández-Huerta (Author), Krystel Maisterra (Author), Inmaculada Grau (Author), Melanie Maria Petito (Author), Dàmaris Berbel (Author), Mireia Puig-Asensio (Author), Xosé Luis Pérez (Author), Ma Ángeles Domínguez (Author), Joan Sabater (Author), Carmen Ardanuy (Author), Jordi Càmara (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: During early stages of COVID-19 pandemic, antimicrobials were commonly prescribed. Aim: To describe clinical, microbiological and antimicrobial use changes in bloodstream infections (BSI) of ICU patients during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic compared to pre-COVID-19 era. Me...