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 …

Microbial resistance movements: an overview of global public health threats posed by antimicrobial resistance, and how best to counter

S Dhingra, NAA Rahman, E Peile, M Rahman… - Frontiers in Public …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Antibiotics changed medical practice by significantly decreasing the morbidity and mortality
associated with bacterial infection. However, infectious diseases remain the leading cause …

[HTML][HTML] Antibiotic stewardship in low-and middle-income countries: the same but different?

JA Cox, E Vlieghe, M Mendelson, H Wertheim… - Clinical microbiology …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Antibiotic resistance (ABR) is a quickly worsening problem worldwide, also in
low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). Appropriate antibiotic use in humans and …

Antibiotic resistance—the need for global solutions

R Laxminarayan, A Duse, C Wattal… - The Lancet infectious …, 2013 - thelancet.com
The causes of antibiotic resistance are complex and include human behaviour at many
levels of society; the consequences affect everybody in the world. Similarities with climate …

Practical management of acne for clinicians: An international consensus from the Global Alliance to Improve Outcomes in Acne

DM Thiboutot, B Dréno, A Abanmi, AF Alexis… - Journal of the American …, 2018 - Elsevier
Scientific advances are continually improving the knowledge of acne and contributing to the
refinement of treatment options; it is important for clinicians to regularly update their practice …

Strategies to minimize antibiotic resistance

CR Lee, IH Cho, BC Jeong, SH Lee - International journal of …, 2013 - mdpi.com
Antibiotic resistance can be reduced by using antibiotics prudently based on guidelines of
antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) and various data such as pharmacokinetic (PK) …

An overview of antimicrobial stewardship optimization: the use of antibiotics in humans and animals to prevent resistance

MM Rahman, MA Alam Tumpa, M Zehravi, MT Sarker… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobials are a type of agent widely used to prevent various microbial infections in
humans and animals. Antimicrobial resistance is a major cause of clinical antimicrobial …

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 …

EMA and EFSA Joint Scientific Opinion on measures to reduce the need to use antimicrobial agents in animal husbandry in the European Union, and the resulting …

EMA Committee for Medicinal Products for … - EFSA …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
EFSA and EMA have jointly reviewed measures taken in the EU to reduce the need for and
use of antimicrobials in food‐producing animals, and the resultant impacts on antimicrobial …

An international cross-sectional survey of antimicrobial stewardship programmes in hospitals

P Howard, C Pulcini, G Levy Hara… - Journal of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Objectives To report the extent and components of global efforts in antimicrobial stewardship
(AMS) in hospitals. Methods An Internet-based survey comprising 43 questions was …