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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.
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Maryam 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.
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Latifa 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.
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Nawal 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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