Antibiotic prescription patterns among hospitalized patients with influenza: a cross-sectional study in a tertiary referral hospital in Iran
Our findings indicated a tendency toward antibiotic overuse in treating influenza, with clinical practice not adhering to guideline recommendations in most patients. Nevertheless, the timely use of antibiotics in eligible patients was associated with reduced mortality.
Authors
- Esmaeil Mohammadnejad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2673-3646)
- Sholeh Ebrahimpour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6278-2509)
- Arash Seifi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6174-0315)
- Hossein Khalili (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1590-6396)
- Mohammadreza Salehi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-7586)
- Seyed Ali Dehghan Manshadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0619-2950)
- Amir Mohammad Beyki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3853-2338)
Institutions
- Imam Khomeini Hospital (IR)
- Jahrom University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- CNR de la Résistance aux Antibiotiques (FR)
- Alborz University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Hospital Practice
- Published
- 2025-12-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/21548331.2025.2600249
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00