Antimicrobial stewardship: fighting antimicrobial resistance and protecting global public health

MAA Majumder, S Rahman, D Cohall… - Infection and drug …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a serious threat to global public health. It increases
morbidity and mortality, and is associated with high economic costs due to its health care …

The Lancet Infectious Diseases Commission on antimicrobial resistance: 6 years later

R Laxminarayan, T Van Boeckel, I Frost… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Summary In 2013, a Lancet Infectious Diseases Commission described the state of
antimicrobial resistance worldwide. Since then, greater awareness of the public health …

Implementing an antibiotic stewardship program: guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

TF Barlam, SE Cosgrove, LM Abbo… - Clinical infectious …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Evidence-based guidelines for implementation and measurement of antibiotic stewardship
interventions in inpatient populations including long-term care were prepared by a …

Knowledge and attitude towards antimicrobial resistance among final year undergraduate paramedical students at University of Gondar, Ethiopia

MA Seid, MS Hussen - BMC infectious diseases, 2018 - Springer
Background Globally, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a complex public problem, which is
mainly fuelled by inappropriate use of antimicrobials. Rational use of antimicrobials is the …

Public knowledge, beliefs and behavior on antibiotic use and self-medication in Lithuania

E Pavydė, V Veikutis, A Mačiulienė, V Mačiulis… - International journal of …, 2015 - mdpi.com
Irrational antibiotic use has led society to antibiotic resistance—a serious health problem
worldwide. This study aimed to assess public knowledge, beliefs, and behavior concerning …

The critical role of the staff nurse in antimicrobial stewardship—unrecognized, but already there

RN Olans, RD Olans… - Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2016 - academic.oup.com
An essential participant in antimicrobial stewardship who has been unrecognized and
underutilized is the “staff nurse.” Although the role of staff nurses has not formally been …

Antibiotic use: a cross-sectional survey assessing the knowledge, attitudes and practices amongst students of a school of medicine in Italy

G Scaioli, MR Gualano, R Gili, S Masucci, F Bert… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Since antibiotic resistance has become a worldwide public health concern and
is in part related to physicians' lack of knowledge, it is essential to focus our attention on …

Knowledge, practices and attitudes on antibiotics use in Cameroon: Self-medication and prescription survey among children, adolescents and adults in private …

GA Elong Ekambi, C Okalla Ebongue, IC Penda… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Benefits of antibiotics are threatened by the self-medication, people's lack of knowledge and
inappropriate use of antibiotics, especially in developing countries. This study was designed …

Knowledge, attitude and practice of antibiotic use among university students: a cross sectional study in UAE

A Jairoun, N Hassan, A Ali, O Jairoun, M Shahwan - BMC public health, 2019 - Springer
Background Antibiotic resistance became a marker of irrational and overuse of these
medicines in many countries. This study aims to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and …

Knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding antibiotic use and resistance among medical students in Colombia: a cross-sectional descriptive study

LF Higuita-Gutiérrez, GE Roncancio Villamil… - BMC public health, 2020 - Springer
Background This study was designed to describe the knowledge, attitude, and practice
regarding antibiotic use and resistance among medical students in Medellín, Colombia …