The potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on antimicrobial resistance and antibiotic stewardship

Subramanya, Supram Hosuru; Czyż, Daniel M.; Acharya, Krishna Prasad; Humphreys, H.

doi:10.1007/s13337-021-00695-2

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“…Full commitment to the principles of personal hygiene remains a major action for the prevention of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 virus. Apart from the fact that TCS induces Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli resistance to antibiotics, the repeated exposure to TCS can also result in skin and gut microbiome alterations followed with the development of chronic disease (Ejtahed et al 2020 ; Subramanya et al 2021 ). In this context, if the harmful compound as TCS is present in personal care products, compliance with health recommendations can have negative impact to both human health and environment.…”

Section: Tcs and Covid-19mentioning

confidence: 99%

Comprehensive insight into triclosan—from widespread occurrence to health outcomes

Milanović

Đurić

Milošević

et al. 2021

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Section: Tcs and Covid-19mentioning

confidence: 99%

Comprehensive insight into triclosan—from widespread occurrence to health outcomes

Milanović

Đurić

Milošević

et al. 2021

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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“…It is uncertain how the COVID-19 pandemic will develop (Clark et al, 2020;Gandhi et al, 2020;Korber et al, 2020;Long et al, 2020;Almufarrij and Munro, 2021;Wang et al, 2021b;Gao et al, 2021;Hodcroft et al, 2021;Karim and Karim, 2021;McCallum et al, 2021;Peacock et al, 2021;Subramanya et al, 2021;Thomson et al, 2021;Ward et al, 2021;Garcia-Beltran et al, 2022;Katzourakis, 2022;Konrath et al, 2022). In retrospect, the scientific community managed to rise to the challenge (Rijs and Fenter, 2020).…”

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How Is Mass Spectrometry Tackling the COVID-19 Pandemic?

Ibáñez

2022

Front. Anal. Sci.

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Most of us have never faced a pandemic before. The World Health Organization declared the 2019 novel coronavirus infectious disease (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 virus), a pandemic by March 11th, 2020. Today, this illness has reported more than 5′331,019 fatalities worldwide (December 17th, 2021). The COVID-19 pandemic has posed an unprecedented global challenge and put the academic community on “the spot.” The following mini-review reports how the MS community improved the understanding of the SARS-CoV-2 virus pathophysiology while developing diagnostic procedures to complement the PCR-based approaches. For example, MS researchers identified the interaction sites between the SARS-CoV-2 virus and their hosts; this new knowledge is critical for developing antiviral drugs. MS researchers also realized that COVID-19 should be considered a systemic disease and not just a respiratory illness since its metabolic, lipidomic, and proteomic profile reflects four different clinical disorders: 1) acute inflammatory response, 2) a cardiovascular disease, 3) a prediabetic/diabetes and 4) liver dysfunction. Furthermore, MS researchers put forth the knowledge that the metabolic and lipidomic profile of several patients remained altered after being discharged, thus hinting at the scientific basis for the long COVID syndrome.

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“… 89 This has been linked to the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics in the management of COVID-19, as well as AMS not being seen a priority in the context of a (different) healthcare emergency. 90 WHO has also highlighted how the pandemic can impact AMS activities and drive AMR through multiple routes, including inappropriate prescribing, hospital admissions increasing the risk of healthcare-associated infections, or disruption to healthcare services. 91 …”

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The value, challenges and practical considerations of conducting qualitative research on antimicrobial stewardship in primary care

Wanat

Santillo

Borek

et al. 2022

JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance

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In order to design appropriate antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programmes, it is crucial to understand challenges to tackling antibiotic resistance (AMR) specific to each healthcare setting. Antibiotic prescribing in primary care accounts for most prescriptions with a significant proportion considered clinically inappropriate. Qualitative research has a long history in social sciences, but its value and contribution are still contested in medical journals including in the AMR/AMS field. However, through its focus on understanding, meaning making and explaining, qualitative research can offer insights in how to improve AMS efforts in primary care. This paper provides an overview of unique considerations, contributions and challenges related to using qualitative research in AMS to help the AMS community new to qualitative research to utilize its potential most fully. First, we discuss specific considerations for AMS in relation to the stages of conducting a qualitative study, including identifying a research question and choosing a suitable methodology; sampling appropriate participants; planning a recruitment strategy; choosing a method of data collection; and conducting data analysis. These are illustrated with examples of qualitative AMS studies in primary care. Second, we highlight the importance of patient and public involvement throughout all stages of the project and ensuring quality in qualitative AMS research. Finally, drawing on these considerations, we make a further case for the value and contribution of qualitative methodologies in AMS/AMR research while outlining future directions for both AMS and qualitative research, including the need for studies with diverse actors; interdisciplinary collaborations; and complex decisions on methodologies and timelines.

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The potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on antimicrobial resistance and antibiotic stewardship

Cited by 41 publications

References 54 publications

Comprehensive insight into triclosan—from widespread occurrence to health outcomes

Comprehensive insight into triclosan—from widespread occurrence to health outcomes

How Is Mass Spectrometry Tackling the COVID-19 Pandemic?

The value, challenges and practical considerations of conducting qualitative research on antimicrobial stewardship in primary care

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