Covid -19, misinformation, and antimicrobial resistance
Mehreen Arshad, Syed Faisal Mahmood, Mishal Khan, Rumina Hasan
Abstract
Well before covid-19, the world already faced an emergent threat of antimicrobial resistance, and many have sounded the alarm over further escalation during the pandemic. 1 A study from the US, for example, showed that 71% of covid-19 patients received antibiotics while only 4% had true bacterial coinfection. 2 This overuse of antibiotics may have contributed to the observed 10% increase in resistance against several classes of antibiotics (compared with 2019) at the same institution.
Topics & Concepts
EpilepsyCerebral cortexNeuroscienceMedicineCerebral palsyMisinformationCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)AphasiaPhysical medicine and rehabilitationAudiologyPsychologyComputer sciencePathologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseComputer securityInfectious Encephalopathies and EncephalitisLong-Term Effects of COVID-19SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research