An Assessment of the Impact of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic on National Antimicrobial Consumption in Jordan

• Main Authors: Sayer Al-Azzam (Author), Nizar Mahmoud Mhaidat (Author), Hayaa A. Banat (Author), Mohammad Alfaour (Author), Dana Samih Ahmad (Author), Arno Muller (Author), Adi Al-Nuseirat (Author), Elizabeth A. Lattyak (Author), Barbara R. Conway (Author), Mamoon A. Aldeyab (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has overlapping clinical characteristics with bacterial respiratory tract infection, leading to the prescription of potentially unnecessary antibiotics. This study aimed at measuring changes and patterns of national antimicrobial use for one year preceding and one...