Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns and Antibiotic Use during Hospital Conversion in the COVID-19 Pandemic

• Main Authors: Bernardo A. Martinez-Guerra (Author), Maria F. Gonzalez-Lara (Author), Nereyda A. de- (Author), Karla M. Tamez-Torres (Author), Carla M. Roman-Montes (Author), Sandra Rajme-Lopez (Author), G. Ivonne Villalobos-Zapata (Author), Norma I. Lopez-Garcia (Author), Areli Martínez-Gamboa (Author), Jose Sifuentes-Osornio (Author), Edgar Ortiz-Brizuela (Author), Eric Ochoa-Hein (Author), Arturo Galindo-Fraga (Author), Miriam Bobadilla- (Author), Alfredo Ponce- (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Objective: To describe empirical antimicrobial prescription on admission in patients with severe COVID-19, the prevalence of Hospital-Acquired Infections, and the susceptibility patterns of the causing organisms. Methods: In this prospective cohort study in a tertiary care center in Mexico City, we...