Antibiotic Prescription in Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019: Analysis of National Health Insurance System Data in the Republic of Korea

CONCLUSION: Although most patients with COVID-19 had mild to moderate illness, more than a quarter were prescribed antibiotics. Judicious use of antibiotics is necessary for patients with COVID-19, considering the severity of disease and risk of bacterial co-infection.PMID:37365725 | PMC:PMC10293658 | DOI:10.3346/jkms.2023.38.e189

Source: Journal of Korean Medical Science - June 27, 2023 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Yunsang Choi Minsun Kang Dong Hoon Shin Jongtak Jung Seong Jin Choi Nak-Hyun Kim Song Mi Moon Kyoung-Ho Song Eu Suk Kim Jaehun Jung Hong Bin Kim Source Type: research