COVID Research: Open Access(CROA)

Clinical Pharmacist, NMC Specialty Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Publications

• Review Article   
  Increase in Clostridioides Difficile Infection Resulting from Over Usage of Antibiotics During Covid 19 Pandemic
  Author(s): Sreehari Karuna Karan Pillai* and Naseem Shuriqy
  
  Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) due to Clostridioides difficile infections (CDIs) are a significant public health problem globally. The emergence of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) in 2019 has exacerbated the situation. Elderly and chronically ill individuals are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19, and gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms are increasingly recognized as essential symptoms of COVID-19. Bacterial infections in COVID-19 patients are prevalent, and the rates of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) are high and associated with antibiotic use. The study aims to investigate the correlation between CDI and community antibiotic usage patterns during COVID-19 in 2021 compared to the previous year to identify the impact on overall CDI infection rates. The study design is a non-interventional re.. Read More»
  

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