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. 2020 Nov;25(45):2001886.
doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.45.2001886.

Will coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have an impact on antimicrobial resistance?

Dominique L Monnet  1 , Stephan Harbarth  2
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Will coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have an impact on antimicrobial resistance?

Dominique L Monnet et al. Euro Surveill. 2020 Nov.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; antibiotic use; antimicrobial resistance; automated surveillance; bacterial infections; hygiene; infection control; respiratory viruses; surveillance; viral infections.

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Conflict of interest: None declared.

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