R Andrew Seaton

Consultant in infectious diseases and antimicrobial management team lead

Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow

R Andrew Seaton, consultant in infectious diseases and antimicrobial management team lead, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow; chair, Scottish Antimicrobial Prescribing Group, Health Improvement Scotland

Bacterial co-infection is unusual in noncritical COVID-19 cases, so we must reduce our antibiotic prescribing

Antibiotics are rarely indicated for COVID-19, yet prescribing has been high during the pandemic. Antimicrobial resistance has not gone away, so we must not forget our stewardship principles.…