Antibiotic resistance: An adverse effect of the COVID-19 pandemic

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on July 12 about the 15% increase in antibiotic-resistant bacteria in 2020. The report is COVID-19: U.S. Impact on antimicrobial resistance. In the statement, the C.D.C. said that antibiotics were widely used to treat COVID-19 and bacterial infections during hospitalization. The report does not include the C.D.C.’s…