Antibiotic prescribing patterns for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in two emergency departments with rapid procalcitonin

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021 Mar;42(3):359-361. doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.1329. Epub 2020 Nov 19.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Multicenter Study
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • COVID-19 / blood
  • COVID-19 / virology
  • COVID-19 Drug Treatment*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Emergency Service, Hospital*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Inappropriate Prescribing / prevention & control*
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Procalcitonin / blood
  • Retrospective Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Wisconsin
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Procalcitonin