Assessment of antibiotic appropriateness in hospitalized veterans with COVID-19 in the VA MidSouth Healthcare Network (VISN9)

• Main Authors: Derek Forster (Author), Morgan Johnson (Author), Milner Staub (Author), Jessica Bennett (Author), Hans Scheerenberger (Author), Angela Kaucher (Author), Neena Thomas-Gosain (Author), Kelly Davis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Bacterial coinfections with COVID-19 appear to be rare, yet antibiotic use in this population is high. Limited guidance is available regarding the use of antibiotics in these patients. In response, a multidisciplinary group of physicians and pharmacists from 5 VISN9 facilities developed...