Department of Research Unit, University of Initiative for Safe Use of Medicines, Lagos, Nigeria
Review Article
The Role of Bioethics in Antimicrobial Resistance Response: The COVID-19 Perspective
Author(s): Umeh Amaka Sarah, Abbas Abel Anzaku*, Olasinbo Balogun, Abimiku Rejoice Helma, Nneka Egbuchulam, Ifeanyichukwu Odoh, Ugboaja Nkechi Blessing, Ibrahim Yusuf and Nurudeen Olalekan Oketade
Background: AMR, a global health risk continues to pose a public health challenge during the COVID-19 due to an increase in the use, misuse, and overuse of antimicrobials during the pandemic. This study, therefore, aims to explore the drivers of antimicrobial resistance during the COVID-19 pandemic and the role of bioethics in guiding actions against AMR.
Methods: Google Scholar and PubMed were used to retrieve articles published between 2019 and 2022, using search terms such as: COVID-19 and antimicrobial resistance, co-infections in COVID-19 patients, including bioethics in COVID-19 response.
Results: Widespread empiric antibiotic therapy in the near absence of microbial co-infections was the most cited reason for the propagation of AMR in COVID-19 patients. AMR is at risk of being exacerbated by the COVID-19 pan.. View More»
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