Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis: a proposal for a global evidence-based bundle

M Sartelli, F Coccolini, FM Labricciosa, AKH Al Omari… - Antibiotics, 2024 - mdpi.com
In the multimodal strategy context, to implement healthcare-associated infection prevention,
bundles are one of the most commonly used methods to adapt guidelines in the local …

Substandard and falsified antimicrobials in selected east African countries: A systematic review

AA Tegegne, AB Feissa, GH Godena, Y Tefera… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background Globally, millions of people have been affected by fraudulent pharmaceutical
products, particularly those in developing countries. Although the problem of falsified and …

Antibiotic prescribing to inpatients in Limpopo, South Africa: a multicentre point-prevalence survey

TC Mthombeni, JR Burger, MS Lubbe… - … Resistance & Infection …, 2023 - Springer
Background Electronic continuous surveillance databases are ideal for monitoring antibiotic
use (ABU) in hospitalised patients for antibiotic stewardship programmes (ASP). However …

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 …

An assessment of the index of rational drug prescribing for severe acute respiratory infections among hospitalised children in Northern Nigeria: a retrospective study

A Sulaiman, MA Isah, A Usman - Expert Review of Anti-infective …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Background This study evaluated drug use pattern among hospitalized children with severe
acute respiratory infection (SARI) in Nigeria. Research design and methods A retrospective …

Antibiotic prescription patterns in paediatric wards of Rivers state university teaching hospital, southern Nigeria: A point prevalence survey

DC Briggs, IL Oboro, M Bob-Manuel, SC Amadi… - Nigerian Health …, 2023 - ajol.info
Background: Antimicrobial resistance remains a threat to patient safety andhealthcare
outcomes and largely arises from inappropriate antimicrobial prescriptions. This study aimed …

[PDF][PDF] Analysis of the gut microbiome and resistome in sub-Saharan children hospitalised with severe pneumonia in sub-Saharan Africa

S Hiel - 2024 - researchgate.net
This study focused on studying the gut microbiome and resistome in children aged 2 months
(≥ 3kg) to 6 years (≤ 30kg) with severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) who …

Early-life antibiotic usage and impact on the gut microbiota, including emergence of antimicrobial resistant Enterococcus

MH Saeed, LJ Hall - Microbiota and Host, 2023 - mah.bioscientifica.com
The early life microbiota is an 'immature'and highly dynamic microbial ecosystem, which is
central to infant health. Both perinatal and postnatal factors can impact the gut microbiota …