The Need for Ongoing Antimicrobial Stewardship during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Actionable Recommendations

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, which has significant impact on global health care delivery, occurs amid the ongoing global health crisis of antimicrobial resistance. Early data demonstrated that bacterial and fungal co-infection with COVID-19 remain low and indiscriminate use of antimi...

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Autores principales: Khor, Wei Ping, Olaoye, Omotayo, D’Arcy, Nikki, Krockow, Eva M., Elshenawy, Rasha Abdelsalam, Rutter, Victoria, Ashiru-Oredope, Diane
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Perspective
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7764884/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33327430
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics9120904
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Sumario:The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, which has significant impact on global health care delivery, occurs amid the ongoing global health crisis of antimicrobial resistance. Early data demonstrated that bacterial and fungal co-infection with COVID-19 remain low and indiscriminate use of antimicrobials during the pandemic may worsen antimicrobial resistance It is, therefore, essential to maintain the ongoing effort of antimicrobial stewardship activities in all sectors globally.

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