Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Antibiotic Prescribing for Common Infections in The Netherlands: A Primary Care-Based Observational Cohort Study.

COVID-19 antibiotic complications infectious disease pandemic pneumonia respiratory tract infection routine care data urinary tract infection

Journal

Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)
ISSN: 2079-6382
Titre abrégé: Antibiotics (Basel)
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101637404

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
18 Feb 2021
Historique:
received: 25 01 2021
revised: 09 02 2021
accepted: 15 02 2021
entrez: 6 3 2021
pubmed: 7 3 2021
medline: 7 3 2021
Statut: epublish

Résumé

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic brought dramatic changes in the delivery of primary health care across the world, presumably changing the number of consultations for infectious diseases and antibiotic use. We aimed to assess the impact of the pandemic on infections and antibiotic prescribing in Dutch primary care. All patients included in the routine health care database of the Julius General Practitioners' Network were followed from March through May 2019 (

Identifiants

pubmed: 33670657
pii: antibiotics10020196
doi: 10.3390/antibiotics10020196
pmc: PMC7922191
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

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Auteurs

Alma C van de Pol (AC)

Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Josi A Boeijen (JA)

Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Roderick P Venekamp (RP)

Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Tamara Platteel (T)

Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Roger A M J Damoiseaux (RAMJ)

Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Marlous F Kortekaas (MF)

Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Alike W van der Velden (AW)

Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands.

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