Low rates of antibiotic use among ambulatory patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Alison G.C. Smith; Eli Wilber; Paulina A. Rebolledo; Joseph Sharp; Sheetal Kandiah; Daniel S. Graciaa; Russell R. Kempker

doi:10.1017/ash.2022.17

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology (Jan 2022)

Low rates of antibiotic use among ambulatory patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Alison G.C. Smith,
Eli Wilber,
Paulina A. Rebolledo,
Joseph Sharp,
Sheetal Kandiah,
Daniel S. Graciaa,
Russell R. Kempker

Affiliations

Alison G.C. Smith: ORCiD; Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
Eli Wilber: ORCiD; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
Paulina A. Rebolledo: ORCiD; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
Joseph Sharp: ORCiD; Division of General Medicine and Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
Sheetal Kandiah: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
Daniel S. Graciaa: ORCiD; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
Russell R. Kempker: ORCiD; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2022.17
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2

Abstract

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We assessed the prevalence of antibiotic prescriptions among ambulatory patients tested for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in a large public US healthcare system and found a low overall rate of antibiotic prescriptions (6.7%). Only 3.8% of positive severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) tests were associated with an antibiotic prescription within 7 days.

Published in Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology

ISSN: 2732-494X (Online)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases; Medicine: Public aspects of medicine
Website: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antimicrobial-stewardship-and-healthcare-epidemiology

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