Mais um estudo mostra alta frequência de uso de antibióticos em pacientes hospitalizados com Covid-19 (85,2%), apesar das baixas taxas de confirmação de infecções bacterianas secundárias.

Co-infections, secondary infections, and antimicrobial use in patients hospitalised with COVID-19 during the first pandemic wave from the ISARIC WHO CCP-UK study: a multicentre, prospective cohort study – The Lancet Microbe

Comentários: Very high use of antibiotics in COVID-19 treatment could be reduced – University of Glasgow E More evidence of frequent antibiotic use noted in COVID patients – CIDRAP E Covid-19: Antimicrobial use was high during first wave despite bacterial co-infections being rare, study finds – The BMJ

Relacionado: Many hospitalized Covid-19 patients are given antibiotics. That’s a problem – STAT

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