Evaluation of Hospital Antibiotic Consumption during the COVID-19 Pandemic
The findings underscore the high dependency on Watch category antibiotics and a limited focus on Access antibiotics, contrary to WHO recommendations. This highlights the urgent need for robust antimicrobial stewardship programs to control inappropriate antibiotic use and combat AMR.
Authors
- Zorica Naumovska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3491-0304)
- Biljana Lazarova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0376-6127)
- Dijana Miceva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5474-7461)
- Tamara Tashkov
- Biljana Eftimova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7007-8167)
- Maja Simonoska Crcarevska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1927-7101)
Institutions
- University "St. Kliment Ohridski" - Bitola (MK)
- Goce Delcev University (MK)
- Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje (MK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Current Drug Safety
- Published
- 2025-09-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2174/0115748863385928250911004158
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00