Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Antimicrobial Consumption and Hospital-Acquired Candidemia and Multidrug-Resistant Bloodstream Infections

• Main Authors: Ana Belen Guisado-Gil (Author), Carmen Infante-Domínguez (Author), Germán Peñalva (Author), Julia Praena (Author), Cristina Roca (Author), María Dolores Navarro-Amuedo (Author), Manuela Aguilar-Guisado (Author), Nuria Espinosa-Aguilera (Author), Manuel Poyato-Borrego (Author), Nieves Romero-Rodríguez (Author), Teresa Aldabó (Author), Sonsoles Salto-Alejandre (Author), Maite Ruiz-Pérez de Pipaón (Author), José Antonio Lepe (Author), Guillermo Martín-Gutiérrez (Author), María Victoria Gil-Navarro (Author), José Molina (Author), Jerónimo Pachón (Author), José Miguel Cisneros (Author), On behalf of the PRIOAM Team (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, the implementation of antimicrobial stewardship strategies has been recommended. This study aimed to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in a tertiary care Spanish hospital with an active ongoing antimicrobial stewardship programme (ASP). For a 20-week period, we...