Increase in veterinary prescriptions of azithromycin during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil

Conclusions: During the pandemic, there was no animal health situation in Brazil that required the use of this antibiotic. Veterinary prescriptions may have been an instrument for human access to azithromycin for the treatment of COVID-19. Stricter enforcement policies are needed to address this problem to avoid antimicrobial resistance.

Source: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries - July 26, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Fernando de S á Del Fiol, Cristiane de Cassia Bergamaschi, Isaltino Pereira de Andrade-Jr., Marcus Tolentino da Silva, Silvio Barberato-Filho, Bianca Gianola Bellini Silva, Andrea Cristina Higa Nakaghi, Luciane Cruz Lopes Source Type: research