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The effect of COVID-19 pandemic on antibiotic usage during pregnancy
Eman Bahaa1, Maryam H Al Tamimi1, Latifa A Fakhroo1
1From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Bahaa, AL Tamimi), Bahrain Defense Force Hospital, Riffa, Bahrain; from the General Practitioner-Royal College of Surgeons Ireland (Fakhroo), Medical University of Bahrain, Riffa; and from the Department of IVF and Gynecology (Dayoub), Assisted Reproductive and Gynecology Centre, London, United Kingdom.
Objectives:
To investigated the usage of antibiotic during pregnancy before and during COVID-19 pandemic in Kingdom of Bahrain.
Methods:
This was a retrospective study of antibiotic usage in 2 groups of patients. The first group was 280 patients who attended the in active labor room pre-COVID pandemic. The second group was 193 patients who attended the labor room after the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of the data discussed below explores the impact of COVID-19 infection before the development of full vaccinations against COVID-19 in Bahrain.
Results:
The analysis confirmed higher usage of antibiotics during pregnancy post-COVID-19 outbreak (27.9% vs [versus] 5%), and the most notable difference was observed during the third trimester (17.1% vs 3.2%) followed by the second trimester (7.3% vs 1.1%). Likewise, there were more patients treated for urinary tract infection (16.1% vs 3.6%) and bacterial vaginosis (10.4% vs 0.7%) during the post-COVID period. There was no difference in the percentage of patients treated for upper respiratory tract infection among the groups.
Conclusion:
The analysis confirmed higher usage of antibiotic during pregnancy post COVID19.
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