Overuse of antibiotics linked with severe Covid side effects

People with frequent and diverse use of antibiotics even in the years before the Covid pandemic were at significant risk of developing more severe outcomes after an infection including death a study has shownThe findings published in the journal eClinical medicine acts as a warning against the overuse of antibiotics in peopleResearchers from the University of Manchester found patients with more frequent antibiotic exposure in the past three years were at higher odds of experiencing severe Covid outcomes including hospital admission and 30day mortalityThe odds for hospitalised patients dying from Covid19 related complications in the most frequent antibiotics exposure group were 134 higher And the odds of hospitalisation for patients with the highest history of prior antibiotic use and most antibiotic types were 18 times greaterThe team took samples from 067 million patients with recent Covid infection of which 98420 patients were admitted to hospitals 22660 died and 55 unique antibiotics were prescribedldquoOne potential explanation may be that frequent antibiotic use increases the likelihood of patients being infected with viruses or bacteria leading to increased susceptibility to adverse consequences of infectionrdquo said Professor Tjeerd van Staa from The University of Manchestervan Staa also stated that the medical literature shows that antibiotic treatment might also alter gut microbiota which can impact metabolic and immune functionldquoWhile in most situations gut microbiota will recover after stopping an antibiotic course frequent antibiotic use may affect the resilience of gut microbiomes more seriouslyrdquo van Staa saidDr Victoria Palin from varsity noted that there is little evidence to suggest that repeated intermittent antibiotic exposure is effective in reducing infectionrelated complicationsldquoIndeed there is mounting evidence that it can be unsafe That is why there needs to be more awareness of the impact of longterm antibiotic exposure and its adverse outcomesldquoWe would discourage regular and indiscriminate prescribing of these drugs for selflimiting infectionsrdquo Palin saidAlso Read Older adults who exercise regularly have better quality of lifeThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever