Prevalence and Epidemiological and Clinical Features of Bacterial Infections in a Large Cohort of Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19 in Southern Italy: A Multicenter Study

• Main Authors: Lorenzo Onorato (Author), Federica Calò (Author), Paolo Maggi (Author), Enrico Allegorico (Author), Ivan Gentile (Author), Vincenzo Sangiovanni (Author), Vincenzo Esposito (Author), Chiara Dell'Isola (Author), Giosuele Calabria (Author), Raffaella Pisapia (Author), Angelo Salomone Megna (Author), Alfonso Masullo (Author), Elio Manzillo (Author), Grazia Russo (Author), Roberto Parrella (Author), Giuseppina Dell'Aquila (Author), Michele Gambardella (Author), Felice Di Perna (Author), Mariantonietta Pisaturo (Author), Nicola Coppola (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of bacterial infections and antimicrobial prescriptions in a large cohort of COVID-19 patients and to identify the independent predictors of infection and antibiotic prescription. Methods: All consecutive patients hospitalized for COVI...