Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the surveillance, prevention and control of antimicrobial resistance: a global survey.
Sara TomczykAngelina TaylorAllison BrownJean-François TimsitAiman El-SaedMajid AlshamraniRene S HendriksenMegan JacobSonja LöfmarkOlga PerovicNandini ShettyDawn SievertRachel SmithJohn StellingSiddhartha ThakurAnn Christin VietorTim Eckmannsnull nullPublished in: The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy (2021)
This was the first survey to explore the global impact of COVID-19 on AMR among GLASS countries. Responses highlight important actions to help ensure that AMR remains a global health priority, including engaging with GLASS to facilitate reliable AMR surveillance data, seizing the opportunity to develop more sustainable IPC programmes, promoting integrated antibiotic stewardship guidance, leveraging increased laboratory capabilities and other system-strengthening efforts.