[HTML][HTML] Strategies to improve antimicrobial utilization with a special focus on develo** countries

B Godman, A Egwuenu, M Haque, OO Malande… - Life, 2021 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a high priority across countries as it increases morbidity,
mortality and costs. Concerns with AMR have resulted in multiple initiatives internationally …

Wastewater-based epidemiology biomarkers: past, present and future

PM Choi, BJ Tscharke, E Donner, JW O'Brien… - TrAC Trends in …, 2018 - Elsevier
Wastewater is a complex matrix containing a wide range of chemical and biological markers
of human activity. Relating concentrations of these “waste” materials in wastewater influent …

Global antibiotic use during the COVID-19 pandemic: analysis of pharmaceutical sales data from 71 countries, 2020–2022

A Nandi, S Pecetta, DE Bloom - EClinicalMedicine, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Despite bacterial coinfection rates of less than 10%, antibiotics are prescribed
to an estimated 75% of patients with COVID-19, potentially exacerbating antimicrobial …

Enhancing pharmacists' role in develo** countries to overcome the challenge of antimicrobial resistance: a narrative review

MHF Sakeena, AA Bennett, AJ McLachlan - Antimicrobial Resistance & …, 2018 - Springer
Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health challenge and develo**
countries are more vulnerable to the adverse health impacts of AMR. Health care workers …

Continuous increase of vancomycin resistance in enterococci causing nosocomial infections in Germany− 10 years of surveillance

C Remschmidt, C Schröder, M Behnke… - … Resistance & Infection …, 2018 - Springer
Background Enterococci are frequent pathogens causing nosocomial infections in Germany.
Infections due to strains with vancomycin resistance are high when compared with other …

Ongoing strategies to improve the management of upper respiratory tract infections and reduce inappropriate antibiotic use particularly among lower and middle …

B Godman, M Haque, J McKimm… - … medical research and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Antibiotics are indispensable to maintaining human health; however, their
overuse has resulted in resistant organisms, increasing morbidity, mortality and costs …

Non-prescription sales of antimicrobial agents at community pharmacies in develo** countries: a systematic review

MHF Sakeena, AA Bennett, AJ McLachlan - International journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global challenge. Develo** countries are more
vulnerable to the consequences of AMR than developed nations because of complex issues …

Progress on the national action plan of Pakistan on antimicrobial resistance (AMR): A narrative review and the implications

Z Saleem, B Godman, F Azhar… - Expert review of anti …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction The emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a threat to public health. In
2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) introduced a global action plan to tackle AMR in …

Prescribing patterns and associated factors of antibiotic prescription in primary health care facilities of Kumbo East and Kumbo West Health Districts, North West …

DN Anong, JFKT Akoachere - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Inappropriate use of antibiotics is a global public health challenge and has
been associated with antibiotic resistance. WHO reports show that efforts to promote rational …

The rise in vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in Germany: data from the German Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance (ARS)

R Markwart, N Willrich, S Haller, I Noll, U Koppe… - … Resistance & Infection …, 2019 - Springer
Background Due to limited therapeutic options, vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium
(VREF) is of great clinical significance. Recently, rising proportions of vancomycin resistance …