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ProfessorShiraneeSriskandan

Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Disease

Professor of Infectious Diseases
 
 
 
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Assistant

 

Ms Teyanna Gaeta +44 (0)20 3313 1943

 
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Location

 

8N21ACWBCommonwealth BuildingHammersmith Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Seethalakshmi:2022:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151702,
author = {Seethalakshmi, PS and Charity, OJ and Giakoumis, T and Kiran, GS and Sriskandan, S and Voulvoulis, N and Selvin, J},
doi = {10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151702},
journal = {Science of the Total Environment},
title = {Delineating the impact of COVID-19 on antimicrobial resistance: An Indian perspective},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151702},
volume = {818},
year = {2022}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - The COVID-19 pandemic has shattered millions of lives globally and continues to be a challenge to public health due to the emergence of variants of concern. Fear of secondary infections following COVID-19 has led to an escalation in antimicrobial use during the pandemic, while some antimicrobials have been repurposed as treatments for SARS-CoV-2, further driving antimicrobial resistance. India is one of the largest producers and consumers of antimicrobials globally, hence the task of curbing antimicrobial resistance is a huge challenge. Practices like empirical antimicrobial prescription and repurposing of drugs in clinical settings, self-medication and excessive use of antimicrobial hygiene products may have negatively impacted the prevalence of antimicrobial resistance in India. However, the expanded production of antimicrobials and disinfectants during the pandemic in response to increased demand may have had an even greater impact on the threat of antimicrobial resistance through major impacts on the environment. The review provides an outline of the impact COVID-19 can have on antimicrobial resistance in clinical settings and the possible outcomes on the environment. This review calls for the upgrading of existing antimicrobial policies and emphasizes the need for research studies to understand the impact of the pandemic on antimicrobial resistance in India.
AU  - Seethalakshmi,PS
AU  - Charity,OJ
AU  - Giakoumis,T
AU  - Kiran,GS
AU  - Sriskandan,S
AU  - Voulvoulis,N
AU  - Selvin,J
DO  - 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151702
PY  - 2022///
SN  - 0048-9697
TI  - Delineating the impact of COVID-19 on antimicrobial resistance: An Indian perspective
T2  - Science of the Total Environment
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151702
UR  - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34798093
UR  - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969721067784?via%3Dihub
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/93076
VL  - 818
ER  -
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