Increase of Antimicrobial Consumption in a Tertiary Care Hospital during the First Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic

<i>Background</i>: The COVID-19 pandemic poses novel challenges in antimicrobial consumption metrics and stewardship strategies. COVID-19 patients became the major cause of hospital admission during the first wave of the pandemic, often leading to an antimicrobial prescription upon admis...

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Main Authors: Alexandre Castro-Lopes, Sofia Correia, Cátia Leal, Inês Resende, Pedro Soares, Ana Azevedo, José-Artur Paiva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Antibiotics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/10/7/778