A time series analysis approach to quantify change in antibiotic resistance and antibiotic consumption during COVID-19 epidemics: a multicentre cross-national ecological study on behalf of QUantifying change in Antibiotic Resistance, ANTibiotic use,
The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with higher usage of broad-spectrum antibiotics and higher incidence of multidrug-resistant bacteria, with great variability by countries. These results could support international action plans that embed AMR as a priority in the post-COVID-19 era.
Authors
- David Farren
- Laura Cancian
- Vered Daitch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1172-0997)
- Igor Rubinić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1640-1421)
- B. Rosolen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3115-9658)
- Maja Abram (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4113-098X)
- Mario Sarti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0814-0329)
- Mateja Pirš (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2858-9876)
- Fidelma A. Magee
- Claire Donnelly
- Dafna Yahav (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3181-9791)
- Erica Bacca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7164-5293)
- Michael Borg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1087-1120)
- Marlène Sauget (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4734-1075)
- Filippo Medioli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5113-1081)
- Yael Dishon‐Benattar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9646-5376)
- Marianna Meschiari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1254-9995)
- Gary Warnock
- Nataša Skočibušić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1898-619X)
- S. Gregorčič
- Cara McKeating
- Peter Zarb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4437-5069)
- Andrej Belančić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7848-6600)
- Mical Paul (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2317-1112)
- Cristina Mussini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6615-4198)
- Juan Manuel Lozano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3888-9015)
- Xavier Bertrand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8028-1396)
- Vera Vlahović-Palčevski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0917-6566)
- Michael Scott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4048-0937)
- Bojana Beovič (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2521-5297)
- Dora Palčevsi
- Geraldine Conlon Bingham
Institutions
- University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (IT)
- University Hospital Centre Zagreb (HR)
- University of Ljubljana (SI)
- University of Rijeka (HR)
- Rabin Medical Center (IL)
- Mater Dei Hospital (MT)
- Rambam Health Care Campus (IL)
- Ljubljana University Medical Centre (SI)
- Northern Health and Social Care Trust (GB)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besançon (FR)
- Optimization Technology (United States) (US)
- Rappaport Family Institute for Research in the Medical Sciences (IL)
- Southern Health and Social Care Trust (GB)
- Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria (ES)
- Hospital Vega Baja (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Microbiology and Infection
- Published
- 2025-06-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.2025.06.009
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.05
Funders
- European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control