Current antibiotic use among hospitals in the sub-Saharan Africa region; findings and implications

L Siachalinga, B Godman, JC Mwita… - Infection and Drug …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background The rapid rise in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) globally, impacting on
morbidity, mortality and costs with sub-Saharan African countries reporting the greatest …

Key issues surrounding appropriate antibiotic use for prevention of surgical site infections in low-and middle-income countries: a narrative review and the implications

JC Mwita, OO Ogunleye, A Olalekan… - … journal of general …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background There is a concern with the growing use of antimicrobials across countries
increasing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) rates. A key area within hospitals is their use for …

Ongoing efforts to improve antimicrobial utilization in hospitals among African countries and implications for the future

Z Saleem, B Godman, A Cook, MA Khan, SM Campbell… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
There are serious concerns with rising antimicrobial resistance (AMR) across countries
increasing morbidity, mortality and costs. These concerns have resulted in a plethora of …

Antibiotic use among hospitalized patients in northern Nigeria: a multicenter point-prevalence survey

U Abubakar - BMC infectious diseases, 2020 - Springer
Background The evaluation of antibiotic use among hospitalized patients is a primary step
required to design antibiotic stewardship intervention. There is paucity of data describing …

Antimicrobial stewardship: Assessment of knowledge, awareness of antimicrobial resistance and appropriate antibiotic use among healthcare students in a Nigerian …

W Akande-Sholabi, AT Ajamu - BMC Medical Education, 2021 - Springer
Background Inappropriate use of antibiotics is a major cause of antimicrobial resistance
(AMR). Inadequate knowledge about AMR among healthcare students could affect their …

Carriage of third-generation cephalosporin-resistant and carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales among children in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta …

M Ruef, S Emonet, A Merglen, JE Dewez… - …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Background The increasing resistance of Enterobacterales to third-generation
cephalosporins and carbapenems in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is a major public health …

Addressing antimicrobial resistance in Nigerian hospitals: exploring physicians prescribing behavior, knowledge, and perception of antimicrobial resistance and …

AO Babatola, JO Fadare, OS Olatunya… - Expert review of anti …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction We assessed the knowledge of, attitude toward antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
and practice of antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) among physicians in Nigeria to provide …

Antibiotic use and adherence to the WHO AWaRe guidelines across 16 hospitals in Zambia: a point prevalence survey

JY Chizimu, S Mudenda, K Yamba… - JAC-Antimicrobial …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Background The inappropriate use of antibiotics in hospitals contributes to the development
and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). This study evaluated the prevalence of …

Antibiotic use among hospitalised patients in Sierra Leone: a national point prevalence survey using the WHO survey methodology

IF Kamara, J Kanu, A Maruta, BD Fofanah… - BMJ open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective Inappropriate use of antibiotics is a major driver of antibiotic resistance. A few
studies conducted in Africa have documented that about half of hospitalised patients who …

Predictors of antibiotic prescriptions: a knowledge, attitude and practice survey among physicians in tertiary hospitals in Nigeria

D Ogoina, G Iliyasu, V Kwaghe, A Otu, IE Akase… - … Resistance & Infection …, 2021 - Springer
Background As part of the Global Action Plan against antimicrobial resistance (AMR),
countries are required to generate local evidence to inform context-specific implementation …