Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Ambulatory Care Antibiotic Use in Hungary: A Population-Based Observational Study

• Prif Awduron: Helga Hambalek (Awdur), Mária Matuz (Awdur), Roxána Ruzsa (Awdur), Zsófia Engi (Awdur), Ádám Visnyovszki (Awdur), Erika Papfalvi (Awdur), Edit Hajdú (Awdur), Péter Doró (Awdur), Réka Viola (Awdur), Gyöngyvér Soós (Awdur), Dezső Csupor (Awdur), Ria Benko (Awdur)
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• Cyhoeddwyd: MDPI AG, 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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The COVID-19 pandemic and related restrictions have potentially impacted the use of antibiotics. We aimed to analyze the use of systemic antibiotics (J01) in ambulatory care in Hungary during two pandemic years, to compare it with pre-COVID levels (January 2015-December 2019), and to describe trends...