Pharmacist-driven antimicrobial stewardship interventions in patients with COVID-19: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly infectious disease that can be treated with antivirals in addition to other antimicrobials in cases of secondary or concomitant infections. This creates potential for antimicrobials misuse, which increases antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Pharmacists are known to undertake prominent roles in combatting AMR.

Aim

The aim of this review was to characterize pharmacist-driven interventions that have been performed in patients with COVID-19 globally and describe their impact on antimicrobial use.

Method

We followed the Joanna Briggs Institutes manual framework for scoping reviews in our study. Studies that reported antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) interventions performed by pharmacists in COVID-19 patients were includ

SUBMITTER: Nasr ZG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10171144 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature