Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on inpatient antibiotic use in Indonesia and the Philippines

Journal article

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic severely affected Southeast Asia, with >35 million cases and ~360,000 deaths. Despite relatively low rates of secondary bacterial infection among inpatients with COVID-19, several countries reported increased antibiotic use; raising concerns for worsening antimicrobial resistance. We assessed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the use of antibiotics commonly used to treat respiratory infections in Southeast Asia. Methods: We ...

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Authors: Fazal, A; McGovern, O; Mahon, G; Lessa, F; Gler, MT

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Journal: Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
• Volume: 3
• Issue: S2
• Pages: s1-s2
• Publication date: 2023-09-29
• DOI: 10.1017/ash.2023.209
• EISSN: 2732-494X
• ISSN: 2732-494X
• Language: English
• Keywords: Internal medicine; Medicine; Staphylococcus aureus; Vancomycin; Emergency medicine; Ceftriaxone; Microbiology; Antibiotics; Antibiotic resistance; Pneumonia; Linezolid; Infectious disease (medical specialty); Pediatrics; Disease; Pandemic; Medical record; Biology; Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)