The Trend of Antibiotic Consumption After the COVID-19 Pandemic: Approach to Future Outbreaks.
Salah H ElsafiSaleh H AlmutairiMujahid A AlsulaimaniSalma AlBahraniThekra N AlmaqatiWafa K AlanaziMohammed N AlanaziAbdullah A AlamriMajed Hamoud AlkhathamiRakkad A AlshammariNaif F AlharbiYaser A Al NaamPublished in: Infection and drug resistance (2024)
The reduction in antibiotic consumption is attributed to the strong influence if the ASP and the reluctance of people to visit hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Other related COVID-19 precautions such as physical distance, good hand hygiene, facemasks, that resulted in the prevention of secondary bacterial infections have contributed to the reduction in antibiotic utilization during the pandemic.