Association between SARS-CoV-2 testing and antibiotic use in Swiss long-term care facilities: a retrospective multicentric study
Overall testing rates showed no impact on antibiotic prescribing, but positive SARS-CoV-2 results correlated with reduced consumption, suggesting more informed prescribing practices and a reduction in unnecessary antibiotic use.
Authors
- Alessandro Cassini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7973-6445)
- Emmanouil Glampedakis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1920-2265)
- Isabella Locatelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0870-1461)
- Noémie Boillat‐Blanco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2490-8174)
- Anne Niquille (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8643-5731)
- Alexia Roux (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4895-0593)
- Marc Jeanneret
Institutions
- University of Geneva (CH)
- Département de la Santé et de l'Action Sociale (CH)
- Department of Health Canton of Zurich (CH)
- Centre universitaire de médecine générale et santé publique, Lausanne (CH)
- University of Lausanne (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance
- Published
- 2025-09-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jacamr/dlaf198
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Bern
- Université de Lausanne