• Medientyp: E-Artikel
  • Titel: Diagnostic testing and antibiotic utilization among inpatients evaluated for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia
  • Beteiligte: Wimmer, Megan R.; Griffin, Meggie; Peterson-Weber, Alex; Schulz, Lucas T.; Hamel, Ashlee G.; Schwei, Rebecca J.; Fong, Karen; Burgess, Donna R.; Brett, Meghan; Hale, Cory M.; Holubar, Marisa; Jain, Rupali; Larry, Rachel; Spivak, Emily S.; Newland, Helen; Njoku, Jessica; Postelnick, Michael; Walraven, Carla; Pulia, Michael S.
  • Erschienen: Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2024
  • Erschienen in: Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 45 (2024) 5, Seite 667-669
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • DOI: 10.1017/ice.2023.272
  • ISSN: 0899-823X; 1559-6834
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  • Beschreibung: AbstractWe 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%).