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Diagnostic testing and antibiotic utilization among inpatients evaluated for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 December 2023

Megan R. Wimmer ,
Meggie Griffin ,
Alex Peterson-Weber ,
Lucas T. Schulz ,
Ashlee G. Hamel Open the ORCID record for Ashlee G. Hamel [Opens in a new window] ,
Rebecca J. Schwei Open the ORCID record for Rebecca J. Schwei [Opens in a new window] ,
Karen Fong ,
Donna R. Burgess ,
Meghan Brett  and
Cory M. Hale
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Megan R. Wimmer*
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin Health, Madison, Wisconsin
Meggie Griffin
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
Alex Peterson-Weber
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin Health, Madison, Wisconsin
Lucas T. Schulz
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin Health, Madison, Wisconsin
Ashlee G. Hamel
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacy, Sentara Health, Norfolk, Virginia
Rebecca J. Schwei
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
Karen Fong
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacy, University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, Utah
Donna R. Burgess
Affiliation:
University of Kentucky Healthcare, Lexington, Kentucky
Meghan Brett
Affiliation:
University of New Mexico Hospital, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Cory M. Hale
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacy, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania
Marisa Holubar
Affiliation:
Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford California
Rupali Jain
Affiliation:
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Rachel Larry
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacy, Infirmary Health, Mobile, Alabama
Emily S. Spivak
Affiliation:
University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, Utah
Helen Newland
Affiliation:
Barnes-Jewish Healthcare, St Louis, Missouri
Jessica Njoku
Affiliation:
Harris Health System, Houston, Texas
Michael Postelnick
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacy, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
Carla Walraven
Affiliation:
University of New Mexico Hospital, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Michael S. Pulia
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
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Corresponding author: Megan R. Wimmer; Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

We evaluated diagnostic test and antibiotic utilization among 252 patients from 11 US hospitals who were evaluated for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia during the severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) omicron variant pandemic wave. In our cohort, antibiotic use remained high (62%) among SARS-CoV-2–positive patients and even higher among those who underwent procalcitonin testing (68%).

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 45 , Issue 5 , May 2024 , pp. 667 - 669
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© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

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