Trends in Antibiotic Use in United States Hospitals During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
Ashley N Rose, James Baggs, Hannah Wolford, Melinda M. Neuhauser, Arjun Srinivasan, Adi V. Gundlapalli, Sujan Reddy, Lyudmyla Kompaniyets, Audrey F. Pennington, Cheri Grigg, Sarah Kabbani
Abstract
We described antibiotic use among inpatients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Most COVID-19 inpatients received antibiotic therapy. We also described hospital-wide antibiotic use during 2020 compared with 2019, stratified by hospital COVID-19 burden. Although total antibiotic use decreased between years, certain antibiotic use increased with higher COVID-19 burden.
Topics & Concepts
MedicinePandemicCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)AntibioticsAntibiotic therapy2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)CoronavirusDiseaseIntensive care medicineEmergency medicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)Internal medicineVirologyOutbreakMicrobiologyBiologyAntibiotic Use and ResistancePneumonia and Respiratory InfectionsAntibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy