WHO data reveals extensive antibiotic overuse during COVID-19 pandemic
Coronavirus
Apr 26 2024 The World Health Organization New evidence from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows the extensive overuse of antibiotics during COVID-19 pandemic worldwide, which may have exacerbated "silent" spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). While only 8% of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 had bacterial co-infections requiring antibiotics, three out of four or some 75% of patients have been treated with antibiotics 'just in case' they help. Antibiotic use ranged from 33% for
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