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Comment
. 2020 Sep;81(3):e55-e57.
doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.06.056. Epub 2020 Jun 25.

Improving antibiotic stewardship in COVID-19: Bacterial co-infection is less common than with influenza

Jonathan Youngs  1 , Duncan Wyncoll  2 , Philip Hopkins  3 , Amber Arnold  4 , Jonathan Ball  5 , Tihana Bicanic  6
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Improving antibiotic stewardship in COVID-19: Bacterial co-infection is less common than with influenza

Jonathan Youngs et al. J Infect. 2020 Sep.
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Keywords: Antibiotic stewardship; Bacterial co-infection; COVID-19; Influenza.

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