PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Bahaa, Eman
AU  - Tamimi, Maryam H. AL
AU  - Fakhroo, Latifa A.
AU  - Dayoub, Nawal
TI  - The effect of COVID-19 pandemic on antibiotic usage during pregnancy
AID  - 10.15537/smj.2023.44.8.20230180
DP  - 2023 Aug 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 782--787
VI  - 44
IP  - 8
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/44/8/782.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/44/8/782.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2023 Aug 01; 44
AB  - Objectives: To investigated the usage of antibiotic during pregnancy before and during COVID-19 pandemic in Kingdom of Bahrain.Methods: This was a retrospective study of antibiotic usage in 2 groups of patients. The first group was 280 patients who attended the in active labor room pre-COVID pandemic. The second group was 193 patients who attended the labor room after the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of the data discussed below explores the impact of COVID-19 infection before the development of full vaccinations against COVID-19 in Bahrain.Results: The analysis confirmed higher usage of antibiotics during pregnancy post-COVID-19 outbreak (27.9% vs [versus] 5%), and the most notable difference was observed during the third trimester (17.1% vs 3.2%) followed by the second trimester (7.3% vs 1.1%). Likewise, there were more patients treated for urinary tract infection (16.1% vs 3.6%) and bacterial vaginosis (10.4% vs 0.7%) during the post-COVID period. There was no difference in the percentage of patients treated for upper respiratory tract infection among the groups.Conclusion: The analysis confirmed higher usage of antibiotic during pregnancy post COVID19.