Inappropriate antibiotic use in the COVID-19 era: Factors associated with inappropriate prescribing and secondary complications. Analysis of the registry SEMI-COVID.

<h4>Background</h4>Most patients with COVID-19 receive antibiotics despite the fact that bacterial co-infections are rare. This can lead to increased complications, including antibacterial resistance. We aim to analyze risk factors for inappropriate antibiotic prescription in these patie...

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Main Authors: Jorge Calderón-Parra, Antonio Muiño-Miguez, Alejandro D Bendala-Estrada, Antonio Ramos-Martínez, Elena Muñez-Rubio, Eduardo Fernández Carracedo, Javier Tejada Montes, Manuel Rubio-Rivas, Francisco Arnalich-Fernandez, Jose Luis Beato Pérez, Jose Miguel García Bruñén, Esther Del Corral Beamonte, Paula Maria Pesqueira Fontan, Maria Del Mar Carmona, Rosa Fernández-Madera Martínez, Andrés González García, Cristina Salazar Mosteiro, Carlota Tuñón de Almeida, Julio González Moraleja, Francesco Deodati, María Dolores Martín Escalante, María Luisa Asensio Tomás, Ricardo Gómez Huelgas, José Manuel Casas Rojo, Jesús Millán Núñez-Cortés, SEMI-COVID-19 Network
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251340