Less is more: Antibiotics at the beginning of life

M Stocker, C Klingenberg, L Navér, V Nordberg… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Antibiotic exposure at the beginning of life can lead to increased antimicrobial resistance
and perturbations of the developing microbiome. Early-life microbiome disruption increases …

Analysis of antibiotic exposure and early-onset neonatal sepsis in Europe, North America, and Australia

E Giannoni, V Dimopoulou, C Klingenberg… - JAMA Network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Appropriate use of antibiotics is life-saving in neonatal early-onset sepsis (EOS),
but overuse of antibiotics is associated with antimicrobial resistance and long-term adverse …

Antibiotic stewardship in premature infants: a systematic review

P Rajar, OD Saugstad, D Berild, A Dutta, G Greisen… - Neonatology, 2021 - karger.com
Introduction: Antibiotic treatment in premature infants is often empirically prescribed, and
practice varies widely among otherwise comparable neonatal intensive care units …

[HTML][HTML] Global strategies to combat antimicrobial resistance: a one health perspective

S Mudenda, B Chabalenge, V Daka, RL Mfune… - Pharmacology & …, 2023 - scirp.org
Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health challenge that has escalated
due to the inappropriate use of antimicrobials in humans, animals, and the environment …

A global point prevalence survey of antimicrobial use in neonatal intensive care units: the no-more-antibiotics and resistance (NO-MAS-R) study

P Prusakov, DA Goff, PS Wozniak, A Cassim… - …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Global assessment of antimicrobial agents prescribed to infants in the neonatal
intensive care unit (NICU) may inform antimicrobial stewardship efforts. Methods We …

Hospital prescribing patterns of antibiotics in Zambia using the WHO prescribing indicators post-COVID-19 pandemic: findings and implications

S Mudenda, R Chilimboyi, SK Matafwali… - JAC-Antimicrobial …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global public health problem that is fuelled
by the inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics, especially those from the 'watch'and …

Antimicrobial stewardship situation analysis in selected hospitals in Zambia: findings and implications from a national survey

JY Chizimu, S Mudenda, K Yamba… - Frontiers in Public …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programs are critical in combating
antimicrobial resistance (AMR). In Zambia, there is little information regarding the capacity of …

Antimicrobial stewardship programs; a two-part narrative review of step-wise design and issues of controversy Part I: step-wise design of an antimicrobial stewardship …

F Resman - Therapeutic advances in infectious disease, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Regardless of one's opinion of antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs), it is hardly
possible to work in hospital care and not be exposed to the term or its practical effects …

The burden of antimicrobial resistance in Zambia, a sub-Saharan African country: a one health review of the current situation, risk factors, and solutions

S Mudenda, W Mufwambi, S Mohamed - Pharmacology & Pharmacy, 2024 - scirp.org
Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing public health concern, with far-
reaching consequences for modern medicine. Zambia, like many other low-and middle …

Middle Eastern expert opinion: strategies for successful antifungal stewardship program implementation in invasive fungal infections

J Alsalman, A Althaqafi, A Alsaeed, A Subhi… - Cureus, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In recent years, global public health efforts have increasingly emphasized the critical role of
antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) in improving outcomes, reducing costs, and combating the …