SARS-CoV-2 caused a surge in antibiotic consumption causing a silent pandemic inside the pandemic. A retrospective analysis of Italian data in the first half of 2022
Francesco Ferrara, Andrea Zovi, Eduardo Nava, Ugo Trama, Antonio Vitiello
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PandemicAntibiotic resistanceMedical prescriptionConsumption (sociology)PopulationCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)AntibioticsHumanitiesPolitical scienceMedicineGeographyEnvironmental healthBiologySociologySocial scienceArtInternal medicineNursingMicrobiologyDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)Antibiotic Use and ResistancePharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental ImpactsAntibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy