antimicrobial stewardship. One aspect involves restricting the prescription of antimicrobial medicines before tests confirm that there is a bacterial infection, especially during hospital admission.
A recent study published in The Lancet Microbe investigated the use of antimicrobials among COVID-19 patients hospitalized in the United Kingdom.Bacterial coinfections are common in people with severe viral respiratory infections, such as influenza, and are often associated with increased rates of morbidity and mortality.
As a result, doctors frequently prescribe antimicrobial therapy in these instances of coinfection.Current U.K.guidelines caution against using antimicrobial therapy without specific evidence of a bacterial infection.