Bacterial co-infections, secondary infections and antimicrobial use among hospitalized COVID-19 patients in the sixth wave in Pakistan: findings and implications.

Zia Ui MustafaArfa BatoolHadia IbrarMuhammad SalmanYusra Habib KhanTauqeer Hussain MallhiJohanna Catharina Meyer Brian B Godman Catrin E Moore

Published in: Expert review of anti-infective therapy (2024)

There continued to be excessive antibiotics use among hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Pakistan. Urgent measures are needed to address inappropriate prescribing including greater prescribing of Access antibiotics where pertinent.

Keyphrases

primary care
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tertiary care
staphylococcus aureus
adverse drug
weight gain
emergency department
physical activity