Improving antibiotic stewardship in COVID-19: Bacterial co-infection is less common than with influenza

J Infect. 2020 Sep;81(3):e55-e57. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.06.056. Epub 2020 Jun 25.

¹ Dept of Infection & Immunity, St George's University of London, Cranmer Terrace, Tooting, London SW17 0RE UK. Electronic address: jyoungs@sgul.ac.uk.
² Critical Care, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7EH UK.
³ Critical Care, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Denmark Hill, Brixton, London SE5 9RS UK.
⁴ Medical Microbiology, St George's University NHS Foundation Trust, Blackshaw Rd, Tooting, London SW17 0QT UK.
⁵ Critical Care, St George's University NHS Foundation Trust, Blackshaw Rd, Tooting, London SW17 0QT UK.
⁶ Dept of Infection & Immunity, St George's University of London, Cranmer Terrace, Tooting, London SW17 0RE UK. Electronic address: tbicanic@sgul.ac.uk.

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Keywords: Antibiotic stewardship; Bacterial co-infection; COVID-19; Influenza.

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