ReviewCureus2022
Empiric Antibiotics in COVID 19: A Narrative Review.
Review in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
- Predictors of Mortality inPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Secondary infection in severe COVID-19 patients: clinical and microbial patterns at a tertiary hospital in Vietnam.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- A scoping review of bacterial resistance among inpatients amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of global antimicrobial resistance · 2024Article
- Antimicrobial Resistance inMicroorganisms · 2023Article
- Symptoms, Treatment, and Outcomes of COVID-19 Patients Coinfected withAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Epidemiological Impact on Use of Antibiotics in Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19: A Retrospective Cohort Study in Italy.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a febrile respiratory illness caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It may develop into respiratory failure or pneumonia. Antimicrobials have facilitated medical progress for decades. However, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) limits our ability to treat diseases and undermines efforts to attain health-related sustainable development and universal health coverage objectives. Antimicrobial resistance is a major concern that must be addressed immediately. The principles of appropriate prescription, optimal use of antimicrobials, quality diagnosis and treatment, and infection reduction and prevention have led to antimicrobial stewardship initiatives. During the current COVID-19 epidemic, there are possible hazards to antimicrobial stewardship measures and drug resistance. Many people with mild illnesses but without pneumonia or moderate infections with pneumonia are administered antibiotics. Antimicrobial therapy has no documented benefit in COVID-19 patients without microbial co-infection. COVID-19 patients may have an increased risk of developing concomitant microbial infections, which would necessitate antibiotic treatment. This review evaluated the role of empiric antibiotics in COVID-19 patients.
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