Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has overlapping clinical characteristics with bacterial
respiratory tract infection, leading to the prescription of potentially unnecessary antibiotics …

Abstract Introduction: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) results in similar clinical
characteristics as bacterial respiratory tract infections and can potentially lead to antibiotic …

The discovery of different antimicrobial agents has revolutionized the treatment against a
variety of infections for many decades, but the emergence of antimicrobial resistance require …

Background During the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, antibiotic usage among
COVID-19 patients was noted to be high in many countries. The objective of this study was …

Introduction: Antimicrobial resistance and the rapid spread of multiresistant bacteria
represent one of the main public health problem in limited resources countries. This issue is …

Within the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the occurrence of respiratory tract infection caused
by other agents is of interest. In a recent report from China in this journal, patients of a fever …

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly influenced antimicrobial use in hospitals, raising
concerns regarding increased antimicrobial resistance (AMR) through their overuse. The …

Inappropriate use of antibiotics during the COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to increase
the burden of antimicrobial resistance. In this study, we report on the prevalence of antibiotic …

There are reports of high rates of antibiotic prescribing among hospitalized patients with
COVID-19 around the world. To date, however, there are few reports of prescribing in …

Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on hospitalised COVID-19
patients from April 2021 to June 2021 in a tertiary care centre. Ethical approval was taken …