Low Rate of Bacterial Coinfections and Antibiotic Overprescribing During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective Study from Oman

CONCLUSIONS: During COVID-19, coinfections are rarely seen and the overuse of antibiotics is not justified. The incidence of superinfections is the same as in other patients in healthcare settings caused by the same resistant microorganisms, which implies the use of even more.PMID:37720342 | PMC:PMC10500094 | DOI:10.5001/omj.2023.83

Source: Oman Medical Journal - September 18, 2023 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Nenad Pandak Faryal Khamis Zakariya Al Balushi Shabnam Chhetri Adil Al Lawati Hend AbouElhamd Sirous Golchinheydari Ali Khan Sidrah Shatha Khalid Al Jahwari Samata Al Dowaiki Source Type: research