Objective To evaluate the implementation of an antibiotic stewardship program in critically ill
COVID-19 patients and to establish risk factors for coinfection. Secondary objective was to …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic increased the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics due
to diagnostic uncertainty, particularly in critical care. Multi-professional communication …

The demographics and outcomes of ICU patients admitted for a COVID-19 infection have
been characterized in extensive reports, but little is known about antimicrobial stewardship …

Background Knowledge on bacterial co-infections in COVID-19 is crucial to use antibiotics
appropriately. Therefore, we aimed to determine the incidence of bacterial co-infections …

Background: Antimicrobial usage and stewardship programmes during COVID-19 have
been poorly studied. Prescribing practice varies despite national guidelines, and there is …

Introduction Understanding the proportion of patients with COVID-19 who have respiratory
bacterial co-infections and the responsible pathogens is important for managing COVID-19 …

Accurate characterization of respiratory bacterial co-infection is critical for guiding empirical
antibiotic treatment for hospitalised patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We …

Background Debate continues regarding the usefulness and benefits of wide prescription of
antibiotics in patients hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Methods All …

Hospitalized coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients receiving antibiotics (n= 173)
were retrospectively assigned to the early or late discontinuation groups. The length of …

Purpose To investigate antimicrobial use and primary and nosocomial infections in
hospitalized COVID-19 patients to provide data for guidance of antimicrobial therapy …