Comprehensive insight into triclosan—from widespread occurrence to health outcomes

M Milanović, L Đurić, N Milošević, N Milić - Environmental Science and …, 2023 - Springer
Humans are exposed to the variety of emerging environmental pollutant in everyday life. The
special concern is paid to endocrine disrupting chemicals especially to triclosan which could …

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare-associated infections: A systematic review and meta-analysis

U Abubakar, A Awaisu, AH Khan, K Alam - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study investigated how the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has
affected the rate of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). PubMed, Scopus and Google …

Increment antimicrobial resistance during the COVID-19 pandemic: results from the Invifar Network

LE López-Jácome, D Fernández-Rodríguez… - Microbial Drug …, 2022 - liebertpub.com
Aim: This study aims to assess the changes in antimicrobial resistance among some critical
and high-priority microorganisms collected previously and during the coronavirus disease …

Prescribing patterns of antibiotics according to the WHO AWaRe classification during the COVID-19 pandemic at a teaching hospital in Lusaka, Zambia: implications …

S Mudenda, E Nsofu, P Chisha, V Daka… - …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Irrational and inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics is a major problem that can lead to the
development of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). In Zambia, there is insufficient information …

Assessment of antibiotic resistance changes during the Covid-19 pandemic in northeast of Iran during 2020–2022: an epidemiological study

R Khoshbakht, M Kabiri, A Neshani… - … Resistance & Infection …, 2022 - Springer
Background The coronavirus disease 2019 seems to change antibiotic resistance pattern.
Certain conditions in the Covid-19 era may be contributing to the rise of antimicrobial …

Enhance antibiotic resistance and human health risks in aerosols during the COVID-19 pandemic

Q Wang, C Liu, S Sun, G Yang, J Luo, N Wang… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Aerosols are an important route for the transmission of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs).
Since the 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the large-scale use of disinfectants has effectively …

WHO AWaRe classification for antibiotic stewardship: tackling antimicrobial resistance–a descriptive study from an English NHS Foundation Trust prior to and during …

R Abdelsalam Elshenawy, N Umaru… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a silent and rapidly escalating pandemic, presenting a
critical challenge to global health security. During the pandemic, this study was undertaken …

Co-infections and antimicrobial use among hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Punjab, Pakistan: findings from a multicenter, point prevalence survey

ZU Mustafa, MS Saleem, MN Ikram… - Pathogens and global …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on prevalence of highly resistant microorganisms in hospitalised patients in the Netherlands, March 2020 to August 2022

W Altorf-van der Kuil, CCH Wielders… - …, 2023 - eurosurveillance.org
Background The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in adaptation in infection control measures,
increased patient transfer, high occupancy of intensive cares, downscaling of non-urgent …

Antimicrobial Resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic

E Serretiello, R Manente, F Dell'Annunziata, V Folliero… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) is a major Gram-negative opportunistic pathogen causing
several serious acute and chronic infections in the nosocomial and community settings. PA …