Antimicrobial stewardship program in COVID-19 era: Ruin of the reign?

  • Arash Eatemadi Infectious Disease Specialist, Hospital Stewardship Committee, Suhar Hospital, Suhar, Sultanate of Oman
  • Sirous Golchinheydari National University of Science and Technology, Suhar, Sultanate of Oman
  • Mohammed Al Reesi Pediatric Infectious Diseases Consultant, Head of Paediatrics Department, Head of Hospital Stewardship Committee, Suhar Hospital, Suhar, Sultanate of Oman
  • Majid Al Maqbali Family Medicine Consultant, Suhar Hospital, Suhar, Sultanate of Oman
  • Talib Al Maqbali Maqbali ENT Consultant, Head of Surgical Divisions, Suhar Hospital, Suhar, Sultanate of Oman
  • Aiman Al Wahaibi Internal Medicine Specialist, Department of General Medicine, Suahr Hospital, Sultanate of Oman
DOI: https://doi.org/10.32553/jbpr.v9i6.822
Keywords: COVID-19, Antibiotic stewardship program (ASP), Superbugs

Abstract

COVID-19 is the most important matter in the medical field worldwide in 2020. Although COVID-19 is a viral disease, the threshold to antibiotic prescription for COVID-19 patients is low, partly because of WHO recommendations and previous experiences from influenza, despite the lack of strong evidence of co-infection or superimposed bacterial infection in COVID-19 patients. Antibiotic stewardship program (ASP) could play an important role in this period, otherwise, we will face a crisis of superbugs in the early future.

Keywords:  COVID-19, Antibiotic stewardship program (ASP), Superbugs

Published
2021-01-08
How to Cite
Eatemadi, A., Golchinheydari, S., Reesi, M. A., Maqbali, M. A., Maqbali, T. A. M., & Wahaibi, A. A. (2021). Antimicrobial stewardship program in COVID-19 era: Ruin of the reign?. Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Research, 9(6), 31-33. https://doi.org/10.32553/jbpr.v9i6.822
Issue
Vol. 9 No. 6 (2020)
Section
Opinions and Perspective

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