Rayan RA. Flare of the silent pandemic in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic: Obstacles and opportunities. World J Clin Cases 2023; 11(6): 1267-1274 [PMID: 36926133 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i6.1267]
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Rehab A Rayan, PharmD, Researcher, Department of Epidemiology, High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University, 15 Masjid Al-Hadi St, Alexandria 55555, Egypt. rayanr@alexu.edu.eg
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
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World J Clin Cases. Feb 26, 2023; 11(6): 1267-1274 Published online Feb 26, 2023. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i6.1267
Flare of the silent pandemic in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic: Obstacles and opportunities
Rehab A Rayan
Rehab A Rayan, Department of Epidemiology, High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University, Alexandria 55555, Egypt
Author contributions: Rayan RA designed the outline and performed all the writing.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The author have nothing to disclose.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Corresponding author: Rehab A Rayan, PharmD, Researcher, Department of Epidemiology, High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University, 15 Masjid Al-Hadi St, Alexandria 55555, Egypt. rayanr@alexu.edu.eg
Received: October 20, 2022 Peer-review started: October 20, 2022 First decision: January 3, 2023 Revised: January 5, 2023 Accepted: February 3, 2023 Article in press: February 3, 2023 Published online: February 26, 2023
Core Tip
Core Tip: If given the resources, the globe can continue to develop robust public health and healthcare systems to protect its citizens against antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The findings from this narrative review indicate that the pandemic's overuse of antibiotics highlights the need to strengthen antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programs so that they can guide disciplines. This review recommends that it is now more important than ever to focus on AMR and strengthen AMS programs to ensure appropriate antibiotic use and other AMR prevention measures in healthcare. Performing rapid and accurate point-of-care tests before an antibiotic prescription is an efficient way to optimize antibiotic administration and prevent the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
