COVID-19: Clouds Over the Antimicrobial Resistance Landscape.
Arch Med Res
; 52(1): 123-126, 2021 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-871737
ABSTRACT
In recent years, the increase in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been recognized as a real threat to human and animal health. It is a problem that has been given the highest priority, uniting nations in the fight against its causes and effects. Among the actions that have been implemented are clinical and microbiological surveillance, promotion of rational and controlled use of antibiotics, AMR stewardship programs in hospitals, development of tools for rapid diagnosis of infectious diseases to establish prompt and adequate treatment, and radically improving vaccination strategies. The current COVID-19 pandemic has placed disproportionate demands on the healthcare infrastructure and economy worldwide, which will negatively impact on the availability of materials as well as the technical capacity for diagnosis, patient care, and treatment of both COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients. Disruptions to production and distribution chains will hamper the availability and usage of antibiotics, also interrupting several of the activities that have been implemented thus far to combat AMR, including detailed laboratory monitoring and reinforced vaccination programs. Here, we discuss the main aspects that should be considered with regard to AMR, that may be affected by the pandemic and propose some actions to counter them.
Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
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COVID-19
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COVID-19 Drug Treatment
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Vaccines
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Arch Med Res
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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