Background Outpatient antibiotic prescribing decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Understanding how antibiotic prescribing habits changed differentially based on physician …

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a substantial risk to public health. In low-income and
middle-income (LMICs) nations, the impact of AMR is significantly more severe. The …

Background A high proportion of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 receive antibiotics
despite evidence to show low levels of true bacterial coinfection. Methods A retrospective …

Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has potentially impacted
outpatient antibiotic prescribing. Investigating this impact may identify stewardship …

The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed an enormous burden on health care systems around
the world. Simultaneously, many countries have reported a decrease in the incidence of …

BACKGROUND: Empirical antibiotics are not recommended for coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19). METHODS: In this retrospective study, patients admitted to Toronto General …

We thank Bassetti and colleagues for their review on the challenge of appropriate antibiotic
prescribing in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 [1]. The authors discuss the role of …

Background Antibiotics are frequently prescribed during viral respiratory infection episodes
in primary care. There is limited information about antibiotic prescription during the severe …

Objectives Low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) are particularly vulnerable to the
threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Use of antibiotics to treat COVID-19 patients during …

Objective: To evaluate inter-physician variability and predictors of changes in antibiotic
prescribing before (2019) and during (2020/2021) the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID …