TY - JOUR
T1 - Changes in intravenous and oral antimicrobial prescriptions during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic
T2 - An experience at a tertiary-care center
AU - Murakami, Shutaro
AU - Takamatsu, Akane
AU - Akazawa, Manabu
AU - Goto, Takao
AU - Miwa, Toshiki
AU - Terayama, Yoshiyasu
AU - Honda, Hitoshi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), 2022.
PY - 2022/4/5
Y1 - 2022/4/5
N2 - Antimicrobial use during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic at a tertiary-care center was analyzed using interrupted time-series analysis. Among intravenous antimicrobials, the use of azithromycin and third-generation cephalosporins significantly decreased during the current pandemic. Similarly, the use of oral antimicrobials, including azithromycin and fluoroquinolones, also decreased.
AB - Antimicrobial use during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic at a tertiary-care center was analyzed using interrupted time-series analysis. Among intravenous antimicrobials, the use of azithromycin and third-generation cephalosporins significantly decreased during the current pandemic. Similarly, the use of oral antimicrobials, including azithromycin and fluoroquinolones, also decreased.
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U2 - 10.1017/ash.2022.42
DO - 10.1017/ash.2022.42
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85129841441
SN - 2732-494X
VL - 2
JO - Antimicrobial Stewardship and Healthcare Epidemiology
JF - Antimicrobial Stewardship and Healthcare Epidemiology
IS - 1
M1 - e53
ER -
