Point Prevalence Survey of Antimicrobial Use during the COVID-19 Pandemic among Different Hospitals in Pakistan: Findings and Implications

• Main Authors: Zikria Saleem (Author), Abdul Haseeb (Author), Brian Godman (Author), Narjis Batool (Author), Ummara Altaf (Author), Umar Ahsan (Author), Faiz Ullah Khan (Author), Zia Ul Mustafa (Author), Muhammad Umer Nadeem (Author), Muhammad Junaid Farrukh (Author), Muhammad Mugheera (Author), Inaam Ur Rehman (Author), Asma Fareed Khan (Author), Hamid Saeed (Author), Mohammad Akbar Hossain (Author), Mohamed Raafat (Author), Rozan Mohammad Radwan (Author), Muhammad Shahid Iqbal (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly influenced antimicrobial use in hospitals, raising concerns regarding increased antimicrobial resistance (AMR) through their overuse. The objective of this study was to assess patterns of antimicrobial prescribing during the current COVID-19 pandemic among hos...