Antibiotic Stewardship in Disaster Situations: Lessons Learned in Lebanon

A post-prescription review and feedback program was implemented as an antimicrobial stewardship intervention in Lebanon as the country grappled with complete economic collapse, the COVID-19 pandemic, and a large blast in Beirut. We describe the implications of antimicrobial use in disaster preparedn...

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Autores principales: Shallal, Anita, Lahoud, Chloe, Zervos, Marcus, Matar, Madonna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
Materias:
Perspective
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9137475/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35625204
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics11050560
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Sumario:A post-prescription review and feedback program was implemented as an antimicrobial stewardship intervention in Lebanon as the country grappled with complete economic collapse, the COVID-19 pandemic, and a large blast in Beirut. We describe the implications of antimicrobial use in disaster preparedness and crisis situations, the sequelae related to increasing antimicrobial resistance, and our lessons learned in Lebanon. We explore opportunities and potential solutions for future disaster preparedness.

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