Decreased Use of Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Epidemic in South Korea.
Sukhyun RyuYoungsik HwangSheikh Taslim AliDong-Sook KimEili Y KleinEric H Y LauBenjamin J CowlingPublished in: The Journal of infectious diseases (2021)
Our study found that broad-spectrum antibiotic use was substantially reduced during the COVID-19 epidemic in South Korea. This reduction can be in part due to reduced ARTIs as a result of stringent public health interventions including social distancing measures.