[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial use in hospitalised patients with COVID-19: an international multicentre point-prevalence study

L Papst, R Luzzati, B Carević, C Tascini… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Studies suggest that the incidence of coinfections in patients with the coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19) is low, but a large number of patients receive antimicrobials during …

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital antimicrobial consumption in Croatia

V Vlahović-Palčevski, I Rubinić… - Journal of antimicrobial …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Objectives The aim of the study was to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on
antimicrobial consumption (AMC) in the hospital sector in Croatia by analysing data reported …

Immediate and long-term effects of COVID-19 on antibiotic dispensing: increasing use of Watch antibiotics

T Tomić, M Henman, I Tadić… - Journal of Infection …, 2024 - farfar.pharmacy.bg.ac.rs
Introduction: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic affected antibiotic usage
worldwide. However, there is limited data from Serbia. Dispensing of oral antibiotics in …

Impact of the strategies implemented by an antimicrobial stewardship program on the antibiotic consumption in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic

A Murgadella-Sancho, A Coloma-Conde… - Infection Control & …, 2022 - cambridge.org
To the Editor—In December 2019, the first cases of a new coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) were …

[HTML][HTML] Implications of antibiotic use during the COVID-19 pandemic: the example of associated antimicrobial resistance in Latin America

C Álvarez-Moreno, S Valderrama-Beltrán… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobials are essential for infection management. The development of antimicrobial
resistance (AMR) is a growing public health problem. Globally, by the year 2050, an …

[HTML][HTML] Antibiotic prescribing practices in community and clinical settings during the COVID-19 pandemic in Nairobi, Kenya

J Gacheri, KA Hamilton, P Munywoki… - PLOS Global Public …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted healthcare systems, including antibiotic
use practices. We present data on patterns of antibiotic dispensing and use in community …

Healthcare commissioners' experience with antibiotic resistance during the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia: a qualitative study

HJA Sulayyim, R Ismail, AA Hamid… - … policy and practice, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction The occurrence of antibiotic resistance (AR) has become a critical issue during
the Novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This study explores the …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of COVID-19 on healthcare-associated infections: Antimicrobial consumption does not follow antimicrobial resistance

MP Freire, DB Assis, BM Tavares, VOC Brito, I Marinho… - Clinics, 2023 - SciELO Brasil
Background This study aimed to analyze the Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) rates
and antimicrobial consumption in Intensive Care Units (ICU) in São Paulo city during the …

COVID-19 pandemic impact on antibiotics sensitivity of E. coli and K. pneumoniae from urine specimens: a retrospective study

MAA Lubad, MA Abu-Helalah, TS Al-Hajaia… - The Journal of Infection …, 2023 - jidc.org
Abstract Introduction: Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae are common organisms
associated with urinary tract infections. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact …

[PDF][PDF] Antibiotic consumption and bacterial resistance rates in hospitalized COVID-19 patients: a retrospective study during the 3 first surges

K Jaffal, F Bouchand, C Lawrence… - Open Forum …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
In our hospital, during COVID-19 pandemic, overall consumption of antibiotics increased
during the three first surges, mainly due to ICU prescription However, antibiotic consumption …