Predictors and patterns of empirical antibiotic therapy and associated outcomes in COVID-19 patients: a retrospective study in a tertiary care facility in South India.
Lipin Lukose, Gursimran Kaur, Mohammed Asif M, Gail Ann Abraham, Kanav Khera, Viswam K Subeesh, Ronald L Castelino, Shubhada Karanth, Chandrashekar Udyavara Kudru, Muralidhar Varma, Sonal Sekhar Miraj
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Abstract
Background: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) led to a global health crisis. Inappropriate use of antibiotics in COVID-19 patients has been a concern, leading to antimicrobial resistance. This study evaluated the patterns and predictors of empirical antibiotic therapy in COVID-19 patients and associated outcomes.
Methods: A hospital-based retrospective study was conducted with 525 patients admitted to Kasturba Hospital, Manipal, India, with moderate and severe COVID-19 from 1 March to 1 August 2021. They were divided based on empirical therapy, and predictors of antibiotic usage were assessed by logistic regression.
Results: Four hundred and eighty (91.4%) COVID-19 patients received at least one course of antibiotics, with 440 (83.8%) initiating empirical therapy. Patients with severe COVID-19 manifestations were more likely to be prescribed empirical antibiotics. Multivariable analysis showed that patients initiated on empirical antibiotics had significantly elevated levels of procalcitonin [OR: 3.91 (95% CI: 1.66-9.16) (p = 0.001)], invasive ventilation [OR: 3.93 (95% CI: 1.70-9.09) (p = 0.001)], shortness of breath [OR: 2.25 (95% CI: 1.30-3.89) (p = 0.003)] and higher CRP levels [OR: 1.01 (95% CI: 1.00-1.01) (p = 0.005)]. Most antibiotics (65.9%) were prescribed from the 'Watch' group, the highest being ceftriaxone. Only 23.8% of the patients had microbiologically confirmed infections.
Conclusion: The study identified predictors for initiating empirical antibacterial therapy in our setting.
期刊介绍:
Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy (ISSN 1478-7210) provides expert reviews on therapeutics and diagnostics in the treatment of infectious disease. Coverage includes antibiotics, drug resistance, drug therapy, infectious disease medicine, antibacterial, antimicrobial, antifungal and antiviral approaches, and diagnostic tests.