A pandemic within a pandemic? Admission to COVID-19 wards in hospitals is associated with increased prevalence of antimicrobial resistance in two African settings

• Main Authors: Linzy Elton (Author), Muzamil Mahdi Abdel Hamid (Author), John Tembo (Author), Hana Elbadawi (Author), Kwitaka Maluzi (Author), Mohammed H. Abdelraheem (Author), Teresa Cullip (Author), Caren Kabanda (Author), Kerry Roulston (Author), Isobella Honeyborne (Author), Margaret J Thomason (Author), Kamal Elhag (Author), Alaelddin Mohammed (Author), Abdelsalam Adam (Author), Kangwa Mulonga (Author), Kapatiso Sikakena (Author), Peter Matibula (Author), Mwewa Kabaso (Author), Ruth Nakazwe (Author), Sombo Fwoloshi (Author), Alimuddin Zumla (Author), Timothy D McHugh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Patients who develop severe illness due to COVID-19 are more likely to be admitted to hospital and acquire bacterial co-infections, therefore the WHO recommends empiric treatment with antibiotics. Few reports have addressed the impact of COVID-19 management on emergence of nosoco...