Publications by authors named "Salma Hegazi"
Antibiotics (Basel)
July 2023
Article Synopsis
- The COVID-19 pandemic led to a noticeable decrease in antibiotic prescriptions at Primary Health Care Centers in Qatar, dropping from 74,909 pre-pandemic prescriptions to 29,273 during the initial wave.
- The study analyzed prescription patterns by comparing two-month intervals before and during the pandemic, focusing on different age groups.
- Most antibiotics prescribed were Betalactams before and during COVID-19, but the overall prescription rate during the pandemic was significantly lower than before.
