Antimicrobial Consumption among 66 Acute Care Hospitals in Catalonia: Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic

• Main Authors: Santiago Grau (Author), Sergi Hernández (Author), Daniel Echeverría-Esnal (Author), Alexander Almendral (Author), Ricard Ferrer (Author), Enric Limón (Author), Juan Pablo Horcajada (Author), on behalf of the Catalan Infection Control Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (VINCat-PROA) (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Antimicrobials have been widely used during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to analyze the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the antimicrobial consumption of 66 hospitals in Catalonia. Methods: Adult antibacterial and antimycotic consumption was calculated as defined daily doses...