Zeitschrift für Infektionskrankheiten und Therapie

Abstrakt

The Silent Pandemic by Super Pathogens during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Sibi Das, Jibin V Gladston, Christudas Silvanose

Post-COVID-19 bacterial infections are a significant threat to global health, mainly due to the overuse and misuse of antibiotics. The review highlights the importance of using antibiotics judiciously and following appropriate guidelines and recommendations. The article also examines the potential indirect contribution of steroids to antibiotic resistance through immune suppression in severe cases of COVID-19. Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR) is one of the leading causes of death worldwide that continues as a silent pandemic caused by the major AMR superbug includes Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter Baumannii (CRAB), Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales (CRE), Extended-spectrum Beta Lactamase producing Enterobacterales (ESBL) which is resistant to cephalosporin and Multidrug-Resistant (MDR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Ongoing surveillance and monitoring of antibiotic use and resistance helped to minimize the risk of antibiotic resistance and shrink it from pandemic to endemic.