Antimicrobial susceptibility testing: a comprehensive review of currently used methods

I Gajic, J Kabic, D Kekic, M Jovicevic, M Milenkovic… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has emerged as a major threat to public health globally.
Accurate and rapid detection of resistance to antimicrobial drugs, and subsequent …

[HTML][HTML] Overuse of medications in low-and middle-income countries: a scoping review

L Albarqouni, S Palagama, J Chai… - Bulletin of the World …, 2022 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective To identify and summarize the evidence about the extent of overuse of
medications in low-and middle-income countries, its drivers, consequences and potential …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

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 …

One Health in hospitals: how understanding the dynamics of people, animals, and the hospital built-environment can be used to better inform interventions for …

KR Dalton, C Rock, KC Carroll, MF Davis - Antimicrobial Resistance & …, 2020 - Springer
Despite improvements in hospital infection prevention and control, healthcare associated
infections (HAIs) remain a challenge with significant patient morbidity, mortality, and cost for …

[HTML][HTML] Reimbursement models to tackle market failures for antimicrobials: approaches taken in France, Germany, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United …

D Gotham, L Moja, M van der Heijden, S Paulin, I Smith… - Health Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction The pipeline of new antibacterials remains limited. Reasons include low
research investments, limited commercial prospects, and scientific challenges. To …

Comparing public attitudes, knowledge, beliefs and behaviours towards antibiotics and antimicrobial resistance in Australia, United Kingdom, and Sweden (2010 …

O Hawkins, AM Scott, A Montgomery, B Nicholas… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Social and behavioural drivers of inappropriate antibiotic use contribute to
antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Recent reports indicate the Australian community consumes …

Determinants of the empiric use of antibiotics by general practitioners in South Africa: Observational, analytic, cross-sectional study

SP Guma, B Godman, SM Campbell, O Mahomed - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The overuse of antibiotics is the main driver of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). However,
there has been limited surveillance data on AMR and antibiotic prescribing at a primary …

Antibiotic resistance in the microbiota of periodontitis patients: An update of current findings

E Ng, JRH Tay, SK Boey, ML Laine… - Critical Reviews in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Systemic antibiotics are an effective adjunct in the treatment of periodontitis, but their
judicious use is necessary as antimicrobial resistance is a growing global concern. This …

The implementation of National Action Plan (NAP) on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in Bangladesh: Challenges and lessons learned from a cross-sectional …

SM Ahmed, N Naher, SNBK Tune, BZ Islam - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study explored the current situation of the National Action Plan (NAP) on Antimicrobial
Resistance (AMR) implementation in Bangladesh and examined how different sectors …