Effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on antimicrobial prevalence and prescribing in a tertiary hospital in Singapore

• Main Authors: Ng, Tat Ming, Tan, Sock Hoon, Heng, Shi Thong, Tay, Hui Lin, Yap, Min Yi, Chua, Boon Hou, Teng, Christine B., Lye, David C., Lee, Tau Hong
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; COVID-19; Antimicrobial Prevalence
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/146668
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Background: The deployment of antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) teams to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic can lead to a loss of developed frameworks, best practices and leadership resulting in adverse impact on antimicrobial prescribing and resistance. We aim to investigate effects of reduction in AMS...