Leveraging the COVID-19 pandemic as a natural experiment to assess changes in antibiotic use and antibiotic-resistant E. coli carriage in semi-rural Ecuador
Abstract The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had significant impacts on health systems, population dynamics, public health awareness, and antibiotic stewardship, which could affect antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) emergence and transmission. In this study, we aimed to compare knowledge,...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2023-09-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-39532-5 |