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

Table 2.

Comparison with antibiotics prescription between BA.1/2 period and BA.5 period in 2022.

 

Jan-Mar

(n=135)

 

 

 

 

Jul-Sep

(n=160)

 

 

 

 

 

p value

 

Respiratory

Urinary

Abdomen

Skin

Bacteremia

Total

Respiratory

Urinary

Abdomen

Brain

Skin

Unknown

Total

 

AZM

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

0.139

ABPC/SBT

6

1

 

 

 

7

22

 

2

 

1

2

27

0.039*

TAZ/PIPC

2

 

 

 

1

3

4

 

3

 

 

 

8

0.726

CEZ

1

1

 

1

 

3

 

 

 

2

2

 

4

0.502

CTRX

3

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

0.009**

CAZ

 

 

 

 

 

0

1

 

 

 

 

 

1

0.492

CMZ

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

 

2

0.952

MEPM

1

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

0.035*

DRPM

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

0.492

Total

14

2

2

1

1

20

27

1

8

2

3

2

43