Multilevel engagements of pharmacists during the COVID-19 pandemic: the way forward

TH Mallhi, A Liaqat, A Abid, YH Khan… - Frontiers in public …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Severe acute respiratory syndrome caused by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) was first
reported in China in December 2019 which was later declared to be a public health …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 and antimicrobial stewardship: lessons learned, best practices, and future implications

J Pierce, MP Stevens - International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a profound and often
devastating impact on global healthcare systems. Healthcare systems have had to …

[HTML][HTML] Will coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have an impact on antimicrobial resistance?

DL Monnet, S Harbarth - Eurosurveillance, 2020 - eurosurveillance.org
Since the beginning of 2020, the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has
resulted in the deaths of more than 250,000 patients in the European Union/European …

Rates of bacterial co-infections and antimicrobial use in COVID-19 patients: a retrospective cohort study in light of antibiotic stewardship

K Rothe, S Feihl, J Schneider, F Wallnöfer… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has spread worldwide. Bacterial co-infections are …

Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on antimicrobial stewardship activities/programs in the United Kingdom

D Ashiru-Oredope, F Kerr, S Hughes, J Urch… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Since first identified in late 2019, the acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV2)
and the resulting coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has overwhelmed healthcare …

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on antimicrobial consumption and hospital-acquired candidemia and multidrug-resistant bloodstream infections

AB Guisado-Gil, C Infante-Domínguez, G Peñalva… - Antibiotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the implementation of antimicrobial stewardship strategies
has been recommended. This study aimed to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic …

Eco-friendly cellulose-based nonionic antimicrobial polymers with excellent biocompatibility, nonleachability, and polymer miscibility

X Dang, Z Yu, X Wang, N Li - ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2023 - ACS Publications
This study aims to prepare natural biomass-based nonionic antimicrobial polymers with
excellent biocompatibility, nonleachability, antimicrobial activity, and polymer miscibility …

Challenges to antimicrobial stewardship in the countries of the Arab League: concerns of worsening resistance during the COVID-19 pandemic and proposed …

NA Rizk, R Moghnieh, N Haddad, MC Rebeiz… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to worsen the global problem of antimicrobial
resistance (AMR). There is a heightened interest in understanding this effect and to develop …

Increase of antimicrobial consumption in a tertiary care hospital during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic

A Castro-Lopes, S Correia, C Leal, I Resende… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic poses novel challenges in antimicrobial consumption
metrics and stewardship strategies. COVID-19 patients became the major cause of hospital …

Characterization of secondary bacterial infections and antibiotic use in mechanically ventilated patients with COVID-19 induced acute respiratory distress syndrome

E Risa, D Roach, JZ Budak, C Hebert… - Journal of intensive …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: COVID-19 has a widely variable clinical syndrome that is difficult to distinguish
from bacterial sepsis, leading to high rates of antibiotic use. Early studies indicate low rates …