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- Title
The effect of COVID-19 pandemic on antibiotic usage during pregnancy.
- Authors
Bahaa, Eman; AL Tamimi, Maryam H.; Fakhroo, Latifa A.; Dayoub, Nawal
- Abstract
Objectives: To investigated the usage of antibiotic during pregnancy before and during COVID-19 pandemic in Kingdom of Bahrain. Methods: This was a retrospective study of antibiotic usage in 2 groups of patients. The first group was 280 patients who attended the in active labor room pre-COVID pandemic. The second group was 193 patients who attended the labor room after the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of the data discussed below explores the impact of COVID-19 infection before the development of full vaccinations against COVID-19 in Bahrain. Results: The analysis confirmed higher usage of antibiotics during pregnancy post-COVID-19 outbreak (27.9% vs [versus] 5%), and the most notable difference was observed during the third trimester (17.1% vs 3.2%) followed by the second trimester (7.3% vs 1.1%). Likewise, there were more patients treated for urinary tract infection (16.1% vs 3.6%) and bacterial vaginosis (10.4% vs 0.7%) during the post-COVID period. There was no difference in the percentage of patients treated for upper respiratory tract infection among the groups. Conclusion: The analysis confirmed higher usage of antibiotic during pregnancy post COVID19.
- Subjects
BAHRAIN; COVID-19 pandemic; URINARY tract infections; RESPIRATORY infections; COVID-19; PREGNANCY
- Publication
Saudi Medical Journal, 2023, Vol 44, Issue 8, p782
- ISSN
0379-5284
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.15537/smj.2023.44.8.20230180