The experience of an antimicrobial stewardship program and antibiotic consumption and resistance trends during the COVID-19 pandemic at a tertiary care center in Beirut

• Main Authors: Nisrine Haddad (Author), Rony M. Zeenny (Author), Celia El Halabi (Author), Tamara Abdallah (Author), Remie El Helou (Author), Nada Kara Zahreddine (Author), Souha S. Kanj (Author), Nesrine A. Rizk (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Antimicrobial Resistance, a global concern, worsened with the COVID-19 pandemic that caused a surge of critically ill patients, increased antimicrobial consumption, and the spread of infections with multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs). Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs (ASP) aim to op...