Prior antibiotic exposure is associated with worse outcomes in adults with COVID-19
Prior antibiotic exposure is associated with worsened disease severity in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2. These findings support efforts to reduce antibiotic use.
Authors
- Finlay A. McAlister (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7435-3341)
- Brendan Cord Lethebe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5867-6132)
- Myles Leslie
- Meng Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3687-7870)
- Erik Youngson
Institutions
- Alberta Health Services (CA)
- University of Alberta (CA)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-11-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/23744235.2025.2585984
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00