Outcomes and antibiotic use in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) admitted to an intensive care unit

• Principais autores: Megan M. Petteys (Autor), Leigh Ann Medaris (Autor), Julie E. Williamson (Autor), Rohit S. Soman (Autor), Travis A. Denmeade (Autor), William E. Anderson (Autor), Michael K. Leonard (Autor), Christopher M. Polk (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Cambridge University Press, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Antibiotic overuse is high in patients hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) despite a low documented prevalence of bacterial infections in many studies. In this study evaluating 65 COVID-19 patients in the intensive care unit, empiric broad-spectrum antibiotics were often overutiliz...