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Antimicrobial resistance and covid-19: Intersections and implications

eLife, ISSN: 2050-084X, Vol: 10, Page: 1-27
2021
  • 243
    Citations
  • 0
    Usage
  • 633
    Captures
  • 6
    Mentions
  • 121
    Social Media
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  • Citations
    243
  • Captures
    633
  • Mentions
    6
    • Blog Mentions
      3
      • Blog
        3
    • News Mentions
      2
      • News
        2
    • References
      1
      • Wikipedia
        1
  • Social Media
    121
    • Shares, Likes & Comments
      121
      • Facebook
        121

Most Recent Blog

­­The Hidden Pandemic: COVID-19’s Impact on Antimicrobial Resistance

By Theresa Hoang, Biodefense MS Student Introduction The COVID-19 global pandemic has threatened public health security by adversely altering the health of patients and overwhelming hospital systems throughout the world. Not only is COVID-19 a global health threat, but antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a public health crisis too. AMR happens when microbes become resistant to … Continue reading ­­T

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Rebound of Antibiotic Use and Respiratory Infections After Resumption of Normalcy From COVID-19 in Hong Kong

Introduction The effect of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on antimicrobial utilization has been examined since extensive use of antimicrobial may result in worsening of

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Before the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic began, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) was among the top priorities for global public health. Already a complex challenge, AMR now needs to be addressed in a changing healthcare landscape. Here, we analyse how changes due to COVID-19 in terms of antimicrobial usage, infection prevention, and health systems affect the emergence, transmission, and burden of AMR. Increased hand hygiene, decreased international travel, and decreased elective hospital procedures may reduce AMR pathogen selection and spread in the short term. However, the opposite effects may be seen if antibiotics are more widely used as standard healthcare pathways break down. Over 6 months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the dynamics of AMR remain uncertain. We call for the AMR community to keep a global perspective while designing finely tuned surveillance and research to continue to improve our preparedness and response to these intersecting public health challenges.

Bibliographic Details

Knight, Gwenan M; Glover, Rebecca E; McQuaid, C Finn; Olaru, Ioana D; Gallandat, Karin; Leclerc, Quentin J; Fuller, Naomi M; Willcocks, Sam J; Hasan, Rumina; van Kleef, Esther; Chandler, Clare Ir

eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd

Neuroscience; Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Immunology and Microbiology

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