ArticleAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)2021
The Impact of the SARS-Cov2 Pandemic on a Persuasive Educational Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in a University Hospital in Southern Italy: A Pre-Post Study.
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- Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on antibiotic consumption: A systematic review comparing 2019 and 2020 data.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
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- Global prevalence of human intestinal carriage of ESBL-producingJAC-antimicrobial resistance · 2025Review
- Determining the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the consumption of antibiotics in Shaanxi province, China: an interrupted time-series analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the consumption of antibiotics and the emergence of AMR: case study in a general hospital.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- The Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic on Antibiotic Prescriptions and Resistance in a University Hospital from Romania.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Impact of COVID-19 on antimicrobial stewardship activities in Italy: a region-wide assessment.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2024Observational
- A carbapenem-focused antimicrobial stewardship programme implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic in a setting of high endemicity for multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria.The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy · 2023Article
- Bloodstream Infection Due to a VIM-Metallo-β-Lactamase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Treated with Cefiderocol in a Preterm Newborn.Infectious diseases and therapy · 2023Article
- Analysis of Changes in Antibiotic Use Patterns in Korean Hospitals during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- What is the impact of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs)? The results of a survey among a regional network of infectious disease centres.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2022Article
- Long-Term Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on In-Hospital Antibiotic Consumption and Antibiotic Resistance: A Time Series Analysis (2015-2021).Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- It is complicated: Potential short- and long-term impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on antimicrobial resistance-An expert review.Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2022Review
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Abstract
objectivesWe evaluated the effect of the pandemic on the disruption of a persuasive educational antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) conducted in a university hospital in southern Italy.
methodsIn March 2020, the ASP, which began in January 2017 and was carried out at different times in 10 wards, was stopped due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We conducted an observational study with interrupted time series analysis to compare the antibiotic consumption and costs, average length of hospital stay and in-hospital mortality between 12 months before and 9 months after the interruption.
resultsFour medical, four surgical wards and two ICUs were included in the study, for a total of 35,921 patient days. Among the medical wards we observed after the interruption a significant increase in fluoroquinolone use, with a change in trend (CT) of 0.996,
conclusionsThe interruption of ASP during COVID-19 led to an increase in the consumption of broad-spectrum antibiotics, particularly in surgical wards and in those with a duration of ASP less than 30 months.
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