Prescription of antibiotics by general practitioners for patients with a diagnosis of SARS- CoV-2 infection: Analysis of an electronic French health record.

Objective: To define the factors associated with overprescription of antibiotics by general practitioners (GPs) for patients diagnosed with COVID-19 during the first wave of the pandemic.

Methods: Anonymised electronic prescribing records of 1370 GPs were analysed. Diagnosis and prescriptions were retrieved.

Factors associated with delay in seeking healthcare for imported malaria: a retrospective study in a French hospital.

Background: Delayed treatment is associated with a higher risk of severe malaria. In malaria-endemic areas, the main factors associated with delay in seeking healthcare are low educational level and traditional beliefs. In imported malaria, determinants of delay in seeking healthcare are currently unknown.

Bacterial Epidemiology of Surgical Site Infections after Open Fractures of the Lower Limb: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Open lower limb fractures are common injuries, and the occurrence of infectious complications after open fractures is a usual problem. The rate of surgical site infections (SSIs) and the nature and resistance of the germs responsible for SSIs remain poorly described. Our aim was to describe the bacterial epidemiology of SSIs after surgical management of an open lower limb fracture.

Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in COVID-19 Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Introduction: Aim of this study is to analyse the characteristics of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) inpatients infected by severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

Materials And Methods: A retrospective study was conducted, including coronavirus infectious disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients who developed VAP from March to May 2020 (VAP COVID-19). They were compared to non-COVID-19 patients who developed VAP from January 2011 to December 2019 (VAP NO COVID-19) and COVID-19 patients who did not develop VAP (NO VAP COVID-19).

Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole as de-escalation in ventilator-associated pneumonia: a cohort study subanalysis.

Purpose: This is a subanalysis of a previous study which compared the effectiveness of trimetoprim-sulfametoxazole (TMP-SMX) with all other regimens for treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). Aim of the current study was to focus on the effectiveness of a strategy based on TMP-SMX as de-escalation from β-lactam including regimens.

Methods: Retrospective cohort study including patients who were hospitalized for VAP from 2011 to 2019.