Healthcare as a driver, reservoir and amplifier of antimicrobial resistance: opportunities for interventions

D Cocker, G Birgand, N Zhu… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health challenge that threatens humans, animals
and the environment. Evidence is emerging for a role of healthcare infrastructure …

[HTML][HTML] A narrative review of recent antibiotic prescribing practices in ambulatory care in Tanzania: findings and implications

A Massele, AM Rogers, D Gabriel, A Mayanda… - Medicina, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background and objectives: There are concerns with the current prescribing practices of
antibiotics in ambulatory care in Tanzania, including both the public and private sectors …

Intersecting social and environmental determinants of multidrug-resistant urinary tract infections in East Africa beyond antibiotic use

K Keenan, M Papathomas, SE Mshana… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The global health crisis of antibacterial resistance (ABR) poses a particular threat in low-
resource settings like East Africa. Interventions for ABR typically target antibiotic use …

“Arming half-baked people with weapons!” Information enclaving among professionals and the need for a care-centred model for antibiotic use information in Uganda …

S Nayiga, EE MacPherson, J Mankhomwa… - Global health …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Background The overuse of antimicrobial medicines is a global health concern, including as
a major driver of antimicrobial resistance. In many low-and middle-income countries, a …

Treatment seeking and antibiotic use for urinary tract infection symptoms in the time of COVID-19 in Tanzania and Uganda

E Olamijuwon, K Keenan, MF Mushi… - Journal of Global …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background There is still little empirical evidence on how the outbreak of coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) and associated regulations may have disrupted care-seeking for …

Exploring sulfonamides derivatives Schiff base and metal complexes as antimicrobial agents: A comprehensive review

MU Rahman, HM Javed, S Hassan, T Munir… - Inorganic Chemistry …, 2024 - Elsevier
Sulfonamides-based Schiff base derivatives encompassing the azomethine/amine (single
bondCdouble bondNsingle bond) group and their metal complexes have attracted the …

Predominance of multidrug-resistant bacteria causing urinary tract infections among symptomatic patients in East Africa: a call for action

A Maldonado-Barragán, SE Mshana… - JAC-Antimicrobial …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Background In low-and middle-income countries, antibiotics are often prescribed for patients
with symptoms of urinary tract infections (UTIs) without microbiological confirmation …

Treatment seeking behaviours, antibiotic use and relationships to multi-drug resistance: A study of urinary tract infection patients in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda

K Sado, K Keenan, A Manataki, M Kesby… - PLOS Global Public …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Antibacterial resistance (ABR) is a major public health threat. An important accelerating
factor is treatment-seeking behaviour, including inappropriate antibiotic (AB) use. In many …

Evidencing the Intersection of Environmental, Socioeconomic, Behavioural and Demographic Drivers of Antibacterial Resistance in East Africa

K Keenan, M Papathomas, SE Mshana, B Asiimwe… - 2024 - papers.ssrn.com
Background: Risk factors for antibiotic-resistant infections are multi-scalar and
interdependent, but few studies investigate them in an integrated way. We investigated how …

Exploring the Role of Multi-Dimensional Poverty in the Development of Antibiotic Resistance: Findings from a Mixed Method Study in Pakistan

MF Rasool, J Ullah, M Nafees, I Khan, M Kadirhaz… - papers.ssrn.com
Background: Poverty is a potential contributor to antibiotic resistance; however, the previous
study failed to assess poverty's role in social inequalities. Considering this, the current study …