Introduction Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a concern as this increases morbidity,
mortality, and costs, with sub-Saharan Africa having the highest rates globally. Concerns …

Objective To delineate the prevalence and factors associated with antimicrobial use across
six referral hospitals in Tanzania using WHO point prevalence survey (PPS) methodology to …

Irrational and inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics is a major problem that can lead to the
development of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). In Zambia, there is insufficient information …

Infections caused by multi-drug resistant Escherichia coli cause significant morbidity and
mortality especially in developing countries. In this study, we describe the molecular …

Introduction Ceftriaxone is the most frequently used antibiotic for the treatment of various
bacterial infections in hospitalized and ambulatory patients. Despite this, inappropriate …

Introduction: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a current global health threat and a challenge
to the treatment of infectious diseases. The WHO advocates a strategy of antibiotic …

Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the most urgent global health threats
with low-resource countries being disproportionately affected. Targeted interventions require …

Background Exposure to antibiotics has been shown to be one of the drivers of antimicrobial
resistance (AMR) and is critical to address when planning and implementing strategies for …

Introduction Clostridioides difficile is a neglected pathogen in many African countries as it is
generally not regarded as one of the major contributors toward the diarrheal disease burden …

Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) is a set of coordinated strategies to improve the use of
antimicrobials, to enhance patient outcomes, reduce antimicrobial resistance, and decrease …