The effect of antibiotic prescription in non-critically ill hospitalized patients with COVID-19: A Japanese inpatient database study
This multicenter observational study in Japan showed that antibiotic prescriptions were associated with lower 28-day and in-hospital mortalities and an increased CDI risk in non-critically ill hospitalized patients with COVID-19.
Authors
- Makiko Yoshida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8873-0686)
- Eiichi N. Kodama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6622-2752)
- Hideya Itagaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6860-9734)
- Jun Suzuki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5441-9486)
- Shota Takahashi
- Haruka Imai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0470-5804)
- Shiro Endo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0103-415X)
- Tomoki Mizuno
Institutions
- Tohoku University (JP)
- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization (JP)
- Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University Hospital (JP)
- Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-03-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0318803
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00