Antibacterial consumption before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic in a tertiary care pediatric hospital in Mexico.

ABSTRACT:

Background

During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, pediatric inpatients frequently received at least one antibiotic, and several antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) strategies were disrupted. In Mexico, no published data are available on antibacterial consumption in children. The aim of this study was to evaluate antibacterial consumption levels and trends before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic in a tertiary care pediatric hospital in Mexico, and to forecast future antibacterial consumption.

Methods

This was a secondary analysis based on time series data of monthly antibacterial consumption from January 2016 to June 2024 in a tertiary care pediatric hospital. Antibacterial consumption was retrospectively measured for the pre-pandemic, pandemic

SUBMITTER: Perez-Morales AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12445463 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature