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. 2023 Jun 29;3(1):e108.
doi: 10.1017/ash.2023.158. eCollection 2023.

Antibiotic prescribing patterns for bacterial superinfection of mpox: A retrospective cohort study in an urban center

William F Simmons  1 , Jeannie D Chan  1   2 , Jehan Z Budak  1 , Shireesha Dhanireddy  1 , Margaret L Green  1 , Rupali Jain  1   2 , Santiago Neme  1 , Krista Rietberg  3 , Alison C Roxby  1 , John B Lynch  1 , Chloe Bryson-Cahn  1
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Antibiotic prescribing patterns for bacterial superinfection of mpox: A retrospective cohort study in an urban center

William F Simmons et al. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. .

Abstract

Bacterial superinfection and antibiotic prescribing in the setting of the current mpox outbreak are not well described in the literature. This retrospective observational study revealed low prevalence (11%) of outpatient antibiotic prescribing for bacterial superinfection of mpox lesions; at least 3 prescriptions (23%) were unnecessary.

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R.J. serves as a clinical consultant for Wolters-Kluwer for their online content. All other authors report no conflicts related to this article.

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