SAN ANTONIO — Corticosteroid use for asthma exacerbations increased during the delta and omicron waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.
Rates of antibiotic prescriptions also increased during the omicron variant wave compared with the alpha and delta variant waves, Elizabeth Kudlaty, MD, MS, second-year fellow, allergy and immunology fellowship program, Northwestern University Medical School, and colleagues wrote in their study.
“This study was prompted by our observation that the