Summary:
- This article discusses a study that found a rise in outpatient antibiotic prescribing in the United States during the late COVID-19 pandemic period.
- The study analyzed data from a large national database and showed that antibiotic prescribing rates increased significantly from March 2020 to March 2021, particularly for certain types of antibiotics.
- The researchers suggest that this increase may be due to concerns about secondary bacterial infections in COVID-19 patients, as well as the challenges of distinguishing between viral and bacterial infections during the pandemic.