Increase of Antimicrobial Consumption in a Tertiary Care Hospital during the First Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic

• Main Authors: Alexandre Castro-Lopes (Author), Sofia Correia (Author), Cátia Leal (Author), Inês Resende (Author), Pedro Soares (Author), Ana Azevedo (Author), José-Artur Paiva (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<i>Background</i>: The COVID-19 pandemic poses novel challenges in antimicrobial consumption metrics and stewardship strategies. COVID-19 patients became the major cause of hospital admission during the first wave of the pandemic, often leading to an antimicrobial prescription upon admis...