Strategies to improve antimicrobial utilization with a special focus on developing 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 …

Tackling antimicrobial resistance across sub-Saharan Africa: Current challenges and implications for the future

B Godman, A Egwuenu, E Wesangula… - Expert Opinion on …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a concern as this increases morbidity,
mortality, and costs, with sub-Saharan Africa having the highest rates globally. Concerns …

An overview of antimicrobial stewardship optimization: the use of antibiotics in humans and animals to prevent resistance

MM Rahman, MA Alam Tumpa, M Zehravi, MT Sarker… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobials are a type of agent widely used to prevent various microbial infections in
humans and animals. Antimicrobial resistance is a major cause of clinical antimicrobial …

Evidence-based public policy making for medicines across countries: findings and implications for the future

B Godman, J Fadare, HY Kwon… - Journal of …, 2021 - becarispublishing.com
Aim: Global expenditure on medicines is rising up to 6% per year driven by increasing
prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and new premium priced medicines for …

Why compliance to national prescribing guidelines is important especially across sub-Saharan Africa and suggestions for the future

SM Campbell, JC Meyer… - Journal of Biomedical …, 2021 - pureportal.strath.ac.uk
There are concerns with high prevalence rates for both infectious and non-infectious
disease in sub-Saharan Africa, as well as patients with joint co-morbidities. This requires …

Management of children admitted to hospitals across Bangladesh with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 and the implications for the future: a nationwide cross …

K Chowdhury, M Haque, N Nusrat, N Adnan, S Islam… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
There is an increasing focus on researching children admitted to hospital with new variants
of COVID-19, combined with concerns with hyperinflammatory syndromes and the overuse …

A multicentre point prevalence study of antibiotics utilization in hospitalized patients in an urban secondary and a tertiary healthcare facilities in Nigeria: Findings and …

OO Ogunleye, MR Oyawole, PT Odunuga… - Expert review of anti …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives The understanding of antimicrobial utilization patterns is pertinent to successful
implementation of the National Action Plans on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). There is …

Antimicrobial stewardship activities in public healthcare facilities in South Africa: a baseline for future direction

D Engler, JC Meyer, N Schellack, A Kurdi, B Godman - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing problem worldwide, including South Africa,
where an AMR National Strategy Framework was implemented to instigate antimicrobial …

Current management of children with COVID-19 in hospitals in India; Pilot study and findings

S Kumar, M Haque, A Shetty, J Acharya… - Advances in Human …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Materials and Methods: Pilot study assessing the management of children with COVID-19
among five hospitals in India using purposely developed case report forms, which had been …

Pilot study on the current management of children with COVID-19 In hospitals in Bangladesh: findings and implications

N Nusrat, M Haque, K Chowdhury, N Adnan, AB Lutfor… - 2021 - repository.up.ac.za
OBJECTIVE: The focus on COVID-19 in children in low-and middle-income countries
including Bangladesh has been on addressing key issues including poor vaccination rates …