Antibiotic prescribing in patients with COVID-19: rapid review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The proportion of patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 that are prescribed antibiotics is uncertain, and may contribute to patient harm and global antibiotic resistance.

Objective

The aim was to estimate the prevalence and associated factors of antibiotic prescribing in patients with COVID-19.

Data sources

We searched MEDLINE, OVID Epub and EMBASE for published literature on human subjects in English up to June 9 2020.

Study eligibility criteria

We included randomized controlled trials; cohort studies; case series with ≥10 patients; and experimental or observational design that evaluated antibiotic prescribing.

Participants

The study participants were patients with laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection, across all healthcare settings (hospita

SUBMITTER: Langford BJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7785281 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature