The excessive use of antibiotics in the pandemic period and the possible increase in bacterial resistance: integrative revision

Abstract

Through the pandemic scenario of Covid-19, declared by the World Health Organization (WHO), the support of the use of masks, alcohol and hand hygiene, became essential measures for combat. Under so many uncertainties and the fear of the population, it began to enter a serious emotional state, in which the irrational use of medications and self-medication increased, trying to protect itself from the lethality of such a disease, where the widespread practice of antibiotics should be discouraged, in which its use can lead to higher rates of bacterial resistance. The present study aimed to present discussions about the indiscriminate use of antibiotics and the evolution of resistance, based on the analysis in national scientific publications. The same was carried out between July and August 2021. The following databases were used: Scientific Electronic Library Online 2