Point Prevalence Survey of Antimicrobial Use and Resistance during the COVID-19 Era among Hospitals in Saudi Arabia and the Implications

• Main Authors: Abdul Haseeb (Author), Safa S. Almarzoky Abuhussain (Author), Saleh Alghamdi (Author), Shahad M. Bahshwan (Author), Ahmad J. Mahrous (Author), Yazeed A. Alzahrani (Author), Albaraa Faraj Alzahrani (Author), Abdullmoin AlQarni (Author), Manal AlGethamy (Author), Asem Saleh Naji (Author), Asim Abdulaziz Omar Khogeer (Author), Muhammad Shahid Iqbal (Author), Brian Godman (Author), Zikria Saleem (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The inappropriate prescribing of antimicrobials increases antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which poses an appreciable threat to public health, increasing morbidity and mortality. Inappropriate antimicrobial prescribing includes their prescribing in patients hospitalized with COVID-19, despite limited...