Inpatient antibiotic utilization in the Veterans’ Health Administration during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic

Inpatient antibiotic utilization in the Veterans’ Health Administration during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic

Antibiotic prescribing practices across the Veterans’ Health Administration (VA) experienced significant shifts during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. From 2015 to 2019, antibiotic use between January and May decreased from 638 to 602 days of therapy (DOT) per 1,000 days present (D...

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Veröffentlicht in:Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2021-06, Vol.42 (6), p.751-753
Hauptverfasser: Dieringer, Thomas D., Furukawa, Daisuke, Graber, Christopher J., Stevens, Vanessa W., Jones, Makoto M., Rubin, Michael A., Goetz, Matthew Bidwell
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Antibiotics
Antimicrobial agents
Bacterial infections
Concise Communication
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Disease
Health services utilization
Hospitals
Nosocomial infections
Nursing
Pandemics
Patients
Pneumonia
Trends
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Zusammenfassung:Antibiotic prescribing practices across the Veterans’ Health Administration (VA) experienced significant shifts during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. From 2015 to 2019, antibiotic use between January and May decreased from 638 to 602 days of therapy (DOT) per 1,000 days present (DP), while the corresponding months in 2020 saw antibiotic utilization rise to 628 DOT per 1,000 DP.
ISSN:0899-823X
1559-6834
DOI:10.1017/ice.2020.1277