Livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) prevalence in humans in close contact with animals and measures to reduce on-farm …

D Crespo-Piazuelo, PG Lawlor - Irish veterinary journal, 2021 - Springer
Since the 1940s, Staphylococcus aureus has adapted to the use of different antimicrobials to
treat infections. Although S. aureus can act as a commensal bacterium, some strains are …

Population-level mathematical modeling of antimicrobial resistance: a systematic review

AM Niewiadomska, B Jayabalasingham, JC Seidman… - BMC medicine, 2019 - Springer
Background Mathematical transmission models are increasingly used to guide public health
interventions for infectious diseases, particularly in the context of emerging pathogens; …

The impact of antibiotic use on transmission of resistant bacteria in hospitals: Insights from an agent-based model

J Almagor, E Temkin, I Benenson, N Fallach… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Extensive antibiotic use over the years has led to the emergence and spread of antibiotic
resistant bacteria (ARB). Antibiotic resistance poses a major threat to public health since for …

Antibacterial and antibiofouling activities of antimicrobial peptide-functionalized graphene–silver nanocomposites for the inhibition and disruption of Staphylococcus …

T Parandhaman, P Choudhary… - ACS Biomaterials …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Owing to the emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains, bacterial infection and biofilm
formation are growing concerns in healthcare management. Herein, we report an eco …

[HTML][HTML] Success stories of implementation of antimicrobial stewardship: a narrative review

B Huttner, S Harbarth, D Nathwani… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2014 - Elsevier
It has been increasingly recognized that antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) has to be a key
component of any efforts that aim to mitigate the current global antimicrobial resistance …

Hybrid simulation modelling of networks of heterogeneous care homes and the inter-facility spread of Covid-19 by sharing staff

LKN Nguyen, I Megiddo, S Howick - PLOS Computational Biology, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Although system dynamics [SD] and agent-based modelling [ABM] have individually served
as effective tools to understand the Covid-19 dynamics, combining these methods in a …

Mimics of host defense proteins; strategies for translation to therapeutic applications

R W. Scott, G N. Tew - Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry, 2017 - benthamdirect.com
New infection treatments are urgently needed to combat the rising threat of multi-drug
resistant bacteria. Despite early clinical set-backs attention has re-focused on host defense …

Impact of a United Kingdom-wide campaign to tackle antimicrobial resistance on self-reported knowledge and behaviour change

K Chaintarli, SM Ingle, A Bhattacharya… - BMC Public Health, 2016 - Springer
Background As part of the 2014 European Antibiotic Awareness Day plans, a new campaign
called Antibiotic Guardian (AG) was launched in the United Kingdom, including an online …

Turning the tide or riding the waves? Impacts of antibiotic stewardship and infection control on MRSA strain dynamics in a Scottish region over 16 years: non-linear …

T Lawes, JM López-Lozano, C Nebot, G Macartney… - BMJ open, 2015 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To explore temporal associations between planned antibiotic stewardship and
infection control interventions and the molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant …

[PDF][PDF] Antibiotic resistance: using a cultural contexts of health approach to address a global health challenge

K Ledingham, S Hinchliffe, M Jackson, F Thomas… - 2019 - apps.who.int
This policy brief has been developed in response to the contemporary challenge of antibiotic
resistance (‎ ABR)‎. ABR poses a formidable threat to global health and sustainable …