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Antibiotic resistance: the 'other' pandemic lurking behind COVID-19

Ronan McCarthy 

Published: May 12th 2020

https://bsac.org.uk/antibiotic-resistance-the-other-pandemic-lurking-behind-covid-19/ 

Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs Could Be Worse Than Covid-19

Eric Allen Been

Published: May 12th 2020

https://onezero.medium.com/antibiotic-resistant-superbugs-could-be-worse-than-covid-19-a732bc3b944c

IS ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE EXACERBATING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC?

Stephen Sosler

Published: May 11th May 

https://www.gavi.org/vaccineswork/antimicrobial-resistance-exacerbating-covid-19-pandemic

Covid-19, Superbugs - can we halt the next pandemic ?

ETHealthWorld

Published: May 11th 2020

https://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/pharma/covid-19-superbugs-can-we-halt-the-next-pandemic-/75667012

COVID-19 could accelerate activation of dormant tuberculosis (TB)

Dr. Liji Thomas

Published: May 10th 2020

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20200510/COVID-19-could-accelerate-activation-of-dormant-tuberculosis-(TB).aspx

Online webinar recording: AMR in a post-pandemic world. 

Speakers: Dr Mirfin Mpundu, Susan Nayiga and Dr Chinyere Okoro

Posted: May 7th 2020

https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/centres/amr/news/105141

HOW COVID-19 MAY GIVE A SILENT PANDEMIC ITS VOICE

Eve Smith

Published: May 6th 2020

https://www.evesmithauthor.com/whats-new/how-covid-19-may-give-a-silent-pandemic-its-voice

Why bacteria's resistance to antibiotics is a problem in a viral pandemic

Angela King and Kim Shepard

Published: May 6th 2020

https://www.kuow.org/stories/viral-pandemic-might-affect-bacteria-resistance-to-antibiotics

Millions predicted to develop tuberculosis as result of Covid-19 lockdown

Liz Ford

Published: May 6th 2020

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/may/06/millions-develop-tuberculosis-tb-covid-19-lockdown

Antimicrobial Resistance and COVID-19

Gloria Cordoba

Published: May 5th 2020

https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2020/antimicrobial-resistance-and-covid-19/

Coronavirus lessons for the fight against 'superbugs'

Donato Paolo Mancini

Published: May 5th 2020

https://www.ft.com/content/84f50406-82ee-11ea-b6e9-a94cffd1d9bf

COVID-19 and its impact on antimicrobial stewardship

Andrew Seaton

Published: May 1st 2020

https://revive.gardp.org/covid-19-and-its-impact-on-antimicrobial-stewardship/

COVID-19 pandemic could significantly increase HIV, TB and malaria cases

Hayley Dunning and Sabine L. van Elsland 

Published: May 1st 2020

https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/197257/covid-19-pandemic-could-significantly-increase-hiv/

Why tackling the silent crisis of drug-resistant infections matters more than ever

 Manica Balasegaram 

Published: April 29th 2020

https://www.devex.com/news/opinion-why-tackling-the-silent-crisis-of-drug-resistant-infections-matters-more-than-ever-97070 

COVID-19 and Superbugs: There's something in the water...

Andrew Singer

Published: April 28th 2020

https://www.bsac.org.uk/covid-19-and-superbugs-theres-something-in-the-water/

Superinfections and Coinfections in COVID-19 - Separating the signal from the noise

Woo Joo Kwon, Gabrielle Li, Matthew Zheng, Harleen Kaur, Noah Magbual, and Sudeb Dalai 

Published: April 28th 2020

https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid19/86192 

The Accepting, the Suffering and the Resisting: the different reactions to life under lockdown 

Bobby Duffy & Daniel Allington 

Published: April 27th 2020 (see page 13)

https://www.kcl.ac.uk/policy-institute/assets/Coronavirus-in-the-UK-cluster-analysis.pdf

Covid-19 May Worsen the Antibiotic Resistance Crisis

Maryn McKenna

Published: April 23rd 2020

https://www.wired.com/story/covid-19-may-worsen-the-antibiotic-resistance-crisis/ 

Impact of COVID-19 on vaccine-preventable diseases and antibiotic resistance

ReAct

Published: April 23rd 2020

https://www.reactgroup.org/news-and-views/news-and-opinions/year-2020/impact-of-covid-19-on-vaccine-preventable-diseases-and-antibiotic-resistance/

Superbugs: COVID-19's Coconspirators

Lance B. Price 

Published: April 22nd 2020

https://medium.com/gwpublichealth/superbugs-covid-19s-coconspirators-ebc20b9e0b99

Superbugs: What You Need To Know About The Secondary Effects Of COVID-19

Nicole Fisher 

Published:April 22nd 2020

https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicolefisher/2020/04/22/superbugs-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-secondary-effects-of-covid-19/ 

Coronavirus pandemic is paving the way for an increase in superbugs 

Ronan McCarthy 

Published: April 22nd 2020

https://theconversation.com/coronavirus-pandemic-is-paving-the-way-for-an-increase-in-superbugs-135389 

Covid-19 a breeding ground for antibiotic-resistant infections

MANICA BALASEGARAM AND CAROL RUFFELL 

Published: April 22nd 2020

https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/2020-04-22-covid-19-a-breeding-ground-for-antibiotic-resistant-infections/

Global call to healthcare providers treating COVID-19 patients to implement diagnostic stewardship/microbial diagnostics and exercise prudence in prescribing antibiotics

Sabiha Y. Essack, Ariel J. Blocker, and Maarten van Dongen 

Published: April 21st 2020

https://www.amr-insights.eu/call-to-healthcare-providers-treating-covid-19-patients-to-implement-diagnostic-stewardship-and-exercise-prudence-in-prescribing-antibiotics/

Averting the next public health crisis

Sarah Wiener, Nicolae Ștefănuță and Tiemo Wölken 

Published: April 21st April

https://www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/articles/opinion/averting-next-public-health-crisis

Drug-resistant superbugs: A global threat intensified by the fight against coronavirus

Lori L. Burrows

Published: April 21st 2020

https://theconversation.com/drug-resistant-superbugs-a-global-threat-intensified-by-the-fight-against-coronavirus-135790 

The straw that might break the camel's back: exploring the link between COVID-19 and antibiotic resistance in low- and middle-income countries.

Ekta Patel

Published: April 20th 2020

https://news.ilri.org/2020/04/20/the-straw-that-might-break-the-camels-back-exploring-the-link-between-covid-19-and-antimicrobial-resistance-in-low-and-middle-income-countries/

Drug-resistant superbugs: A global threat intensified by the fight against coronavirus

Lori L. Burrows

Published: April 20th 2020 

https://theconversation.com/drug-resistant-superbugs-a-global-threat-intensified-by-the-fight-against-coronavirus-135790

Co-infections in COVID-19 forum

Published: April 19th 2020

https://www.covid-coinfections.org

A plaguing thought: will I succumb to Coronavirus?

Peter Gibson

Published: April 17th 2020

https://www.antibioticresearch.org.uk/a-plaguing-thought-will-i-succumb-to-coronavirus/

Coronavirus: heavy use of hand sanitisers could boost antimicrobial resistance

Winston Morgan

Published: April 17th 2020

https://theconversation.com/coronavirus-heavy-use-of-hand-sanitisers-could-boost-antimicrobial-resistance-136541

Antibiotic treatment for COVID-19 complications could fuel resistant bacteria

Sara Reardon

Published: April 16th 2020

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/04/antibiotic-treatment-covid-19-complications-could-fuel-resistant-bacteria#

9 DRUG MANUFACTURERS REPORT SHORTAGES OF TRUMP-TOUTED STD ANTIBIOTIC FOR CORONAVIRUS, WITH DEMAND HIGHEST IN NEW YORK

Daniel Villarreal

Published: April 16th 2020

 https://www.newsweek.com/9-drug-manufacturers-report-shortages-trump-touted-std-antibiotic-coronavirus-demand-highest-1498439 

Antibiotic resistance worsens COVID-19 outcomes

Kenneth E. Thorpe

Published: April 16th 2020

https://www.wilsoncountynews.com/articles/antibiotic-resistance-worsens-covid-19-outcomes/

Considerations for AMR in the Covid-19 pandemic

Anna Sundin

Published: April 16th 2020

https://www.jpiamr.eu/considerations-for-antibiotic-resistance-in-the-covid-19-pandemic/

STD antibiotic faces shortages after Trump promotes it as coronavirus treatment

 JESSIE HELLMANN 

Published: April 16th 2020

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/493248-std-antibiotic-faces-shortages-after-trump-promotes-it-as-coronavirus

COVID-19 Patients Need to Be Tested for Bacteria and Fungi, Not Just the Coronavirus

Oliver Schacht 

Published: April 16th 2020

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/covid-19-patients-need-to-be-tested-for-bacteria-and-fungi-not-just-the-coronavirus/

The Invaluable Role of Antibiotics- in a Pandemic and Beyond

Kathy Talkington

Published: April 15th 2020

https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2020/04/15/the-invaluable-role-of-antibiotics-in-a-pandemic-and-beyond

COVID-19 and the Importance of Combating Antimicrobial Resistance

Kristin Brooks

Published: April 13th 2020

https://www.contractpharma.com/contents/view_online-exclusives/2020-04-13/covid-19-and-the-importance-of-combating-antimicrobial-resistance/

Can Antibiotics Treat Coronavirus?

David Levine

Published: April 9th 2020

https://health.usnews.com/conditions/articles/can-antibiotics-treat-coronavirus

'If grippe condemns, the secondary infections execute': What the coronavirus pandemic means for the field of antibiotics

Natalie Grover

Published: 7th April 2020

https://endpts.com/if-grippe-condemns-the-secondary-infections-execute-what-the-coronavirus-pandemic-means-for-the-field-of-antibiotics/

COVID-19: Role of superinfections in novel coronavirus deaths highlight urgent need for sustainable development of new antibiotics.

Neil J. Clancy

Published: April 6th 2020

https://sciencespeaksblog.org/2020/04/06/covid-19-role-of-superinfections-in-novel-coronavirus-deaths-highlights-urgent-need-for-sustainable-development-of-new-antibiotics/

Why the G20 needs to stay the course on drug-resistant infections

Jeremy Knox

Published: April 3rd 2020

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-g20-needs-stay-course-drug-resistant-infections-jeremy-knox/ 

COVID-19 and why tackling the silent crisis of drug-resistant infections matters more than ever.

Manica Balasegaram

Published: April 2nd 2020

https://revive.gardp.org/covid-19-and-why-tackling-the-silent-crisis-of-drug-resistant-infections-matters-more-than-ever/

COVID-19 and AMR- what do we know so far?

ReAct

Published: April 2nd 2020

https://www.reactgroup.org/news-and-views/news-and-opinions/year-2020/covid-19-and-amr-what-do-we-know-so-far/

Antibiotic Resistance Could Lead to More COVID-19 Deaths

Claas Kirchhelle, Adam Roberts, Andrew C. Singer

Published: April 1st 2020

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/antibiotic-resistance-could-lead-to-more-covid-19-deaths/?fbclid=IwAR1DtMq1sH97Nh0xvAUa1OOoUwAXt4y-DGvNUORpHpGyUOxU7fbAoBc4Euo

Antibiotic prescribing in the context of COVID-19 pandemic

British Society for Antmicrobial Chemotherapy

Published: April 1st 2020

https://bsac.org.uk/antibiotic-prescribing-in-the-context-of-covid-19-pandemic/

The dangerous legacy of COVID-19: A rise in antimicrobial resistance

Andrew Morris and Gerry Wright

Published: April 1st 2020

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-the-dangerous-legacy-of-covid-19-a-rise-in-antimicrobial-resistance/

Another enemy emerges in the COVID-19 fight: Antibiotic-resistant bugs

Kenneth Thorpe

Published: March 31st 2020

https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/hospitals-health-systems/industry-voices-another-enemy-emerges-covid-19-fight-antibiotic-resistant

Antibiotic resistance: the hidden threat lurking behind Covid-19

Julie L. Gerberding

Published: March 23rd 2020

https://www.statnews.com/2020/03/23/antibiotic-resistance-hidden-threat-lurking-behind-covid-19/

Coronavirus Outbreak Will Lead To More Drug Shortages In The U.S., Including Antibiotics

Victoria Forster

Published: March 2nd 2020

https://www.forbes.com/sites/victoriaforster/2020/03/02/coronavirus-outbreak-will-lead-to-more-drug-shortages-in-the-us-including-antibiotics/#18bce8ea320f