Prescribing of common outpatient antibiotics for respiratory infections in adults amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil

Background: Inappropriate antibiotic use for SARS-CoV-2 infection has the potential to increase the burden of antibiotic resistance. Brazil experienced spread of a new SARS-CoV-2 variant in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2020, resulting in the highest case counts in Latin America, raising concerns of an...

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Main Authors: Dipesh Solanky, Olivia McGovern, Fernanda Lessa, Lauri Hicks, Sharon Tsay, Payal Patel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2022-07-01
Series:Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2732494X22001498/type/journal_article