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 …

Gram-negative neonatal sepsis in low-and lower-middle-income countries and WHO empirical antibiotic recommendations: A systematic review and meta-analysis

SCH Wen, Y Ezure, L Rolley, G Spurling, CL Lau… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Neonatal sepsis is a significant global health issue associated with marked
regional disparities in mortality. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing concern in …

Antibiotic drug-resistance as a complex system driven by socio-economic growth and antibiotic misuse

B Malik, S Bhattacharyya - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Overwhelming antibiotic use poses a serious challenge today to the public-health
policymakers worldwide. Many empirical studies pointed out this ever-increasing antibiotic …

Drug-resistant enteric fever worldwide, 1990 to 2018: a systematic review and meta-analysis

AJ Browne, BH Kashef Hamadani, EAP Kumaran… - BMC medicine, 2020 - Springer
Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an increasing threat to global health. There
are> 14 million cases of enteric fever every year and> 135,000 deaths. The disease is …

Current rates of purchasing of antibiotics without a prescription across sub-Saharan Africa; rationale and potential programmes to reduce inappropriate dispensing …

TM Sono, E Yeika, A Cook, A Kalungia… - Expert review of anti …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global concern. Currently, the greatest
mortality due to AMR is in Africa. A key driver continues to be high levels of dispensing of …

Ongoing efforts to improve antimicrobial utilization in hospitals among African countries and implications for the future

Z Saleem, B Godman, A Cook, MA Khan, SM Campbell… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
There are serious concerns with rising antimicrobial resistance (AMR) across countries
increasing morbidity, mortality and costs. These concerns have resulted in a plethora of …

Impact of antibiotics on gut microbiome composition and resistome in the first years of life in low-to middle-income countries: A systematic review

CC Luchen, M Chibuye, R Spijker, M Simuyandi… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Inappropriate antimicrobial usage is a key driver of antimicrobial resistance
(AMR). Low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) are disproportionately burdened by AMR …

Aetiology of invasive bacterial infection and antimicrobial resistance in neonates in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis in line with the …

U Okomo, ENK Akpalu, K Le Doare, A Roca… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Aetiological data for neonatal infections are essential to inform policies and
programme strategies, but such data are scarce from sub-Saharan Africa. We therefore …

The silent threat: antimicrobial-resistant pathogens in food-producing animals and their impact on public health

AM Almansour, MA Alhadlaq, KO Alzahrani… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
The emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health problem without
geographic boundaries. This increases the risk of complications and, thus, makes it harder …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial activity of certain natural-based plant oils against the antibiotic-resistant acne bacteria

A Esmael, MG Hassan, MM Amer… - Saudi journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The unceasing emerging of multidrug-resistant bacteria imposes a global foremost human
health threat and discovery of new alternative remedies are necessity. The use of plant …