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. 2022 May 30;11(5):225-228.
doi: 10.1093/jpids/piac003.

Antibiotic Prescribing in Children Hospitalized With COVID-19 and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Spain: Prevalence, Trends, and Associated Factors

David Aguilera-Alonso  1   2   3 , Cristina Epalza  4   5   6 , Francisco José Sanz-Santaeufemia  7 , Carlos Grasa  3   8 , Sara Villanueva-Medina  4 , Susana Melendo Pérez  9 , Eloísa Cervantes Hernández  10 , María Urretavizcaya-Martínez  11 , Rosa Pino  12 , Marisa Navarro Gómez  1   2   3 , Javier Pilar Orive  13   14 , Ana González Zárate  15   16 , Paula Vidal Lana  17 , Raúl González Montero  18 , Sara Ruiz González  19 , Cristina Calvo  3   8 , María Isabel Iglesias-Bouzas  20 , José Manuel Caro-Teller  21 , Sara Domínguez-Rodríguez  5   6 , Álvaro Ballesteros  5   6 , Juan Mesa  5   6   15   16 , Elena Cobos-Carrascosa  5   6 , Alfredo Tagarro  5   6   15   16 , Cinta Moraleda  4   5   6
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Antibiotic Prescribing in Children Hospitalized With COVID-19 and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Spain: Prevalence, Trends, and Associated Factors

David Aguilera-Alonso et al. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. .

Abstract

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has caused an increase in antibiotic use in different settings. We describe the antibiotic prescribing prevalence, associated factors and trends, as well as concomitant bacterial infections in children hospitalized with COVID-19 or multisystemic inflammatory syndrome related to SARS-CoV-2 in Spain.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; antibiotic stewardship; bacterial infections; children.

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Figure 1.
The trend in antibiotic prescribing among children hospitalized with COVID-19. Abbreviation: MPC, monthly percentage change.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Factors in children hospitalized with COVID-19 associated with antibiotic prescribing in bivariate analysis included in the multivariate analysis. The odds ratio axis is displayed on a logarithmic scale. Abbreviations: aOR, adjusted odds ratio; CPAP, continuous positive airway pressure; HFOT, high-flow oxygen therapy; PICU, pediatric intensive care unit.
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