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Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Epidemic on Antimicrobial Resistance: A Literature Review

2021; Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute; Volume: 13; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3390/v13112110

1999-4915

Francesco Vladimiro Segala, Davide Fiore Bavaro, Francesco Di Gennaro, Federica Salvati, Claudia Marotta, Annalisa Saracino, Rita Murri, Massimo Fantoni,

Nosocomial Infections in ICU

Antimicrobial resistance is an urgent threat to public health and global development; in this scenario, the SARS-CoV2 pandemic has caused a major disruption of healthcare systems and practices. A narrative review was conducted on articles focusing on the impact of COVID-19 on multidrug-resistant gram-negative, gram-positive bacteria, and fungi. We found that, worldwide, multiple studies reported an unexpected high incidence of infections due to methicillin-resistant