We describe the trend of antibiotic prescribing in out-of-hours (OOH) general practices (GP) before and during England’s first wave COVID-19 pandemic. analysed practice-level records between January 2016 to June 2020 report trends for total volume, broad-spectrum antibiotics key agents included national Quality Premium. performed a time-series analysis detect measurable changes volume associate...

Abstract Aim: To evaluate guideline compliance of antibiotics prescription in Emergency Department (ED). improve documentation antibiotic prescription. highlight the need for good stewardship. optimise use antibiotics. Method A cross-sectional, retrospective patient record review was conducted regarding over 1 month Sheffield Children’s Hospital ED. All prescriptions that period were collected....

salmonella is one of the most important zoonotic pathogens with many virulence factors playing a major role in its pathogenesis. the aims of this study were to detect spva, int2 and invc virulence genes of different salmonella serotypes isolated from various clinical animal and human sources, and to investigate antibiotic resistance patterns among these serotypes. using a pcr assay, a total of ...