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Commentary Open Access January 03, 2023

Antibiotic prescriptions for COVID-19 patients increased during the BA.5 period

Sayaka Ebina 1, 2, Masafumi Seki 1, 3,*, Haruka Karaushi 1, 2, Atsuko Shimizu 1, 2 and Kotaro Mitsutake 1, 3
1
Division of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, International Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Hidaka City, Saitama, Japan
2
Division of Pharmacy, International Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Hidaka City, Saitama, Japan
3
COVID-19 Management Team, International Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Hidaka City, Saitama, Japan
Publihed in: Current Research in Public Health (Volume 2, Issue 1, 2023)
Page(s): 11-13
DOI: 10.31586/wjmm.2023.579
Received
November 24, 2022
Revised
December 24, 2022
Accepted
January 01, 2023
Published
January 03, 2023
Keywords
Antimicrobial stewardship; Aspiration pneumonia; Ampicillin/sulbactam; Ceftriaxone; SARS-CoV-2
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Ebina, S. , Ebina, S. Seki, M. , Seki, M. Karaushi, H. , Karaushi, H. Shimizu, A. , & Shimizu, A. (2023). Antibiotic prescriptions for COVID-19 patients increased during the BA.5 period. Current Research in Public Health, 2(1), 11-13. https://doi.org/10.31586/wjmm.2023.579
ACS Style
Ebina, S. ; Ebina, S. Seki, M. ; Seki, M. Karaushi, H. ; Karaushi, H. Shimizu, A. ; Shimizu, A. Antibiotic prescriptions for COVID-19 patients increased during the BA.5 period. Current Research in Public Health 2023 2(1), 11-13. https://doi.org/10.31586/wjmm.2023.579
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Ebina, Sayaka, Sayaka Ebina. Masafumi Seki, Masafumi Seki. Haruka Karaushi, Haruka Karaushi. Atsuko Shimizu, and Atsuko Shimizu. 2023. "Antibiotic prescriptions for COVID-19 patients increased during the BA.5 period". Current Research in Public Health 2, no. 1: 11-13. https://doi.org/10.31586/wjmm.2023.579
AMA Style
Ebina S, Ebina SSeki M, Seki MKaraushi H, Karaushi HShimizu A, Shimizu A. Antibiotic prescriptions for COVID-19 patients increased during the BA.5 period. Current Research in Public Health. 2023; 2(1):11-13. https://doi.org/10.31586/wjmm.2023.579 
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