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The effect of COVID-19 pandemic on antibiotic usage during pregnancy
Eman Bahaa, Maryam H. AL Tamimi, Latifa A. Fakhroo and Nawal Dayoub
Saudi Medical Journal August 2023, 44 (8) 782-787; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2023.44.8.20230180
Eman Bahaa
From 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.
MD, MScMaryam H. AL Tamimi
From 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.
MBBCH BAOLatifa A. Fakhroo
From 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.
MBBCH BAONawal Dayoub
From 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.
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The effect of COVID-19 pandemic on antibiotic usage during pregnancy
Eman Bahaa, Maryam H. AL Tamimi, Latifa A. Fakhroo, Nawal Dayoub
Saudi Medical Journal Aug 2023, 44 (8) 782-787; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2023.44.8.20230180
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