Diagnostic testing and antibiotic utilization among inpatients evaluated for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Diagnostic testing and antibiotic utilization among inpatients evaluated for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia

Published:2023-12-28 Issue: Volume: Page:1-3
ISSN:0899-823X
Container-title:Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
language:en
Short-container-title:Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol.

Author:

Wimmer Megan R.,Griffin Meggie,Peterson-Weber Alex,Schulz Lucas T.,Hamel Ashlee G.^ORCID,Schwei Rebecca J.^ORCID,Fong Karen,Burgess Donna R.,Brett Meghan,Hale Cory M.,Holubar Marisa^ORCID,Jain Rupali^ORCID,Larry Rachel,Spivak Emily S.,Newland Helen,Njoku Jessica^ORCID,Postelnick Michael,Walraven Carla,Pulia Michael S.^ORCID

Abstract

Abstract We evaluated diagnostic test and antibiotic utilization among 252 patients from 11 US hospitals who were evaluated for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia during the severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) omicron variant pandemic wave. In our cohort, antibiotic use remained high (62%) among SARS-CoV-2–positive patients and even higher among those who underwent procalcitonin testing (68%).

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Microbiology (medical),Epidemiology

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