The emergence of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has required an unprecedented response to control the spread of the infection and protect the most vulnerable within society. Whilst the pandemic has focused society on the threat of emerging infections and hand hygiene, certain infection control and antimicrobial stewardship policies may have to be relaxed. It is unclear whether the unintended consequences of these changes will have a net-positive or -negative impact on rates of antimicrobial resistance. Whilst the urgent focus must be on controlling this pandemic, sustained efforts to address the longer-term global threat of antimicrobial resistance should not be overlooked.

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COVID-19及其对抗菌素耐药性的长期影响

严重急性呼吸系统综合症冠状病毒2（SARS-CoV-2）的出现要求采取前所未有的措施来控制感染的传播并保护社会中最弱势的人群。尽管大流行使社会关注了新出现的感染和手部卫生的威胁，但可能必须放宽某些感染控制和抗菌素管理政策。目前尚不清楚这些变化的意外后果是否会对抗菌素耐药率产生净阳性或阴性影响。尽管当务之急是控制这一大流行，但为应对长期的全球耐药性全球威胁所做出的持续努力不应被忽视。