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Diagnostic testing and antibiotic utilization among inpatients evaluated for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia. Infection control and hospital epidemiology Wimmer, M. R., Griffin, M., Peterson-Weber, A., Schulz, L. T., Hamel, A. G., Schwei, R. J., Fong, K., Burgess, D. R., Brett, M., Hale, C. M., Holubar, M., Jain, R., Larry, R., Spivak, E. S., Newland, H., Njoku, J., Postelnick, M., Walraven, C., Pulia, M. S. 2023: 1-3
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%).
View details for DOI 10.1017/ice.2023.272
View details for PubMedID 38151334