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cord-329737-l8u4s73w	Liew, Yixin	Antimicrobial stewardship program, a vital resource for hospitals during the global outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)	2020-08-27		.txt	text/plain	1111	62	43	Since then, the Ministry of Health, Singapore, quickly raised "Disease Outbreak Response System Condition" (DORSCON) alert to orange (the second highest level of alert) on 7th Feb 2020, and implemented various measures nationwide, including border control, quarantine of contacts of COVID-19 cases or those who have travelled to affected areas, temperature screening as well as restricting the number of visitors to the hospital. 1 In light of increasing COVID-19 cases locally and internationally, 2 our hospital faced competing manpower needs arising from health crisis management, leading to uncertainty over manpower allocation of non-direct patient care personnel e.g. antibiotic stewardship practitioners. Here, we aim to describe the impact of COVID-19 on antibiotic use and the role of Antibiotic Stewardship Program (ASP) in Singapore General Hospital (SGH), an 1800-bed, tertiary-care hospital. Discontinuation of antibiotic therapy within 24 hours of treatment initiation for patients with no clinical evidence of bacterial infection: a 5-year safety and outcome study from Singapore General Hospital Antimicrobial Stewardship Program	./cache/cord-329737-l8u4s73w.txt	./txt/cord-329737-l8u4s73w.txt