COVID-19, Antimicrobial resistance — Worldwide/Unknown
Growing evidence suggests that, as the COVID-19 pandemic moves across the world, it may drag a 2nd slow-motion pandemic behind it. Even though COVID-19 is a viral illness not affected by antibiotics, early data from hospitals shows that very high proportions of patients — more than 90% in some cohorts — are being treated with those drugs to cure or protect against secondary infections during respiratory illnesses or hospitalization. That’s being accompanied by an unmeasured but possibly huge
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