Impact of COVID-19-related healthcare changes on antibiotic resistance in clinical <i>Escherichia coli</i> isolates: interrupted time series analyses in Scotland, UK
Small but significant reductions in MDR E. coli resulted from COVID-19-related changes in healthcare and antibiotic use. The findings are critical for antimicrobial stewardship and infection control interventions and evaluation.
Authors
- Charis Marwick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2488-2362)
- Benjamin J. Parcell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3501-0172)
- Laura Ciaccio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9961-3151)
Institutions
- University of Dundee (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
- Published
- 2026-01-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkag049
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00