The usage of antibiotics by COVID-19 patients with comorbidities: the risk of increased antimicrobial resistance

B Zeshan, MI Karobari, N Afzal, A Siddiq, S Basha… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health issue that plays a significant role in
morbidity and mortality, especially in immunocompromised patients. It also becomes a …

Paradigm shift in antimicrobial resistance pattern of bacterial isolates during the COVID-19 pandemic

V Saini, C Jain, NP Singh, A Alsulimani, C Gupta… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an emerging public health problem in modern times and
the current COVID-19 pandemic has further exaggerated this problem. Due to bacterial co …

Antibiotic use and associated risk factors for antibiotic prescribing in COVID-19 hospitalized patients

AJ Martin, S Shulder, D Dobrzynski… - Journal of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Literature suggests that antibiotic prescribing in COVID-19 patients is high.
Currently, there are insufficient data on what drives antibiotic prescribing practices …

Antimicrobial consumption among hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in Pakistan

Z Ul Mustafa, M Salman, M Aldeyab, CS Kow… - SN comprehensive …, 2021 - Springer
The discovery of different antimicrobial agents has revolutionized the treatment against a
variety of infections for many decades, but the emergence of antimicrobial resistance require …

The spectrum of antibiotic prescribing during COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic literature review

SH Al-Hadidi, H Alhussain, H Abdel Hadi… - Microbial Drug …, 2021 - liebertpub.com
Objectives: Over the last decades, there has been a significant increase in antimicrobial
prescribing and consumption associated with the development of patients' adverse events …

Impact of COVID-19 on antimicrobial consumption and spread of multidrug-resistance in bacterial infections

K Jeon, S Jeong, N Lee, MJ Park, W Song, HS Kim… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The spread of COVID-19 pandemic may have affected antibiotic consumption patterns and
the prevalence of colonized or infected by multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria. We …

Antibiotic (mis) use in COVID-19 patients before and after admission to a tertiary hospital in Serbia

A Despotović, A Barać, T Cucanić, K Cucanić… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global concern, and antibiotic use has risen throughout
the COVID-19 pandemic. Up to 75% of COVID-19 patients are treated with antibiotics …

Antibiotic use and bacterial infection among inpatients in the first wave of COVID-19: a retrospective cohort study of 64,691 patients

JD Baghdadi, KC Coffey, T Adediran… - Antimicrobial Agents …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Hospitalized patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19) often receive antibiotics for
suspected bacterial coinfection. We estimated the incidence of bacterial coinfection and …

Antibiotic use in patients with COVID-19: a 'snapshot'Infectious Diseases International Research Initiative (ID-IRI) survey

B Beović, M Doušak, J Ferreira-Coimbra… - Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background Antibiotics may be indicated in patients with COVID-19 due to suspected or
confirmed bacterial superinfection. Objectives To investigate antibiotic prescribing practices …

Point prevalence survey of antimicrobial use during the COVID-19 pandemic among different hospitals in Pakistan: Findings and implications

Z Saleem, A Haseeb, B Godman, N Batool, U Altaf… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly influenced antimicrobial use in hospitals, raising
concerns regarding increased antimicrobial resistance (AMR) through their overuse. The …