Outpatient antibiotic prescribing during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic: A nationwide register-based time series analysis

H Kari, H Rättö, L Saastamoinen, H Koskinen - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed an enormous burden on health care systems around
the world. Simultaneously, many countries have reported a decrease in the incidence of …

Outpatient antibiotic use and costs in adults: a nationwide register-based study in Finland 2008–2019

E Pyörälä, K Sepponen, A Lauhio, L Saastamoinen - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The objective of this study was to describe the prevalence of outpatient use and costs for
systemic antibacterials by age and sex among adults in Finland from 2008–2019. Data from …

Prevalence and appropriateness of in-person versus not-in-person ambulatory antibiotic prescribing in an integrated academic health system: A cohort study

T Brown, JY Lee, A Guzman, MA Fischer… - PloS one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Objectives Ambulatory antibiotic stewardship generally aims to address the appropriateness
of antibiotics prescribed at in-person visits. The prevalence and appropriateness of …

A Time Series Analysis Evaluating Antibiotic Prescription Rates in Long-Term Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Alberta and Ontario, Canada

MR Haverkate, DR Macfadden, N Daneman, J Leal… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic affected access to care, and the associated public health
measures influenced the transmission of other infectious diseases. The pandemic has …

The impact of COVID-19 on healthcare booking and cancellation patterns: time series analysis of private healthcare service utilisation in Finland

O Niemenoja, AJ Ämmälä, S Riihijärvi… - BMC Health Services …, 2024 - Springer
Background COVID-19 has had wide-reaching effects on healthcare services beyond the
direct treatment of the pandemic. Most current studies have reported changes in realised …

Prevalence of Upper Respiratory Tract Infections Before, During, and After the COVID-19 Pandemic in Germany: A Cross-Sectional Study of 2 167 453 Outpatients

SH Loosen, W Plendl, M Konrad… - Journal of Primary …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Although the burden of the COVID-19 pandemic on global healthcare systems
is declining, long-term sequelae such as long COVID syndrome and other disease dynamics …

A quality-improvement approach to urgent-care antibiotic stewardship for respiratory tract infections during the COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons learned

SK Ong'uti, M Artandi, B Betts, Y Weng… - Infection Control & …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Objective: We investigated a decrease in antibiotic prescribing for respiratory illnesses in 2
academic urgent-care clinics during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic …

Dynamics of upper respiratory tract infections before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany: a cross-sectional study of 2,167,453 outpatients

SH Loosen, W Plendl, M Konrad, C Tanislav, T Luedde… - 2023 - researchsquare.com
Background Although the burden of the COVID-19 pandemic on global healthcare systems
is declining, long-term sequelae such as long COVID syndrome and other disease dynamics …

[PDF][PDF] Outpatient Antibiotic Use and Costs in Adults: A Nationwide Register-Based Study in Finland 2008–2019. Antibiotics 2022, 11, 1453

E Pyörälä, K Sepponen, A Lauhio, L Saastamoinen - 2022 - helda.helsinki.fi
The objective of this study was to describe the prevalence of outpatient use and costs for
systemic antibacterials by age and sex among adults in Finland from 2008–2019. Data from …