Barriers and facilitators of implementing interventions to improve appropriate antibiotic use in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review based on the …
Background Behavior change interventions that aim to improve rational antibiotic use in
prescribers and users have been widely conducted in both high-and LMICs. However …
prescribers and users have been widely conducted in both high-and LMICs. However …
Employing learning health system principles to advance research on severe neonatal and paediatric illness in Kenya
We have worked to develop a Clinical Information Network (CIN) in Kenya as an early form
of learning health systems (LHS) focused on paediatric and neonatal care that now spans …
of learning health systems (LHS) focused on paediatric and neonatal care that now spans …
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 resistance (AMR). In Zambia, there is little information regarding the capacity of …
Development and implementation of an antimicrobial stewardship checklist in sub-Saharan Africa: a co-creation consensus approach
D Ashiru-Oredope, F Garraghan, O Olaoye… - Healthcare, 2022 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) initiatives promote the responsible use of antimicrobials in
healthcare settings as a key measure to curb the global threat of antimicrobial resistance …
healthcare settings as a key measure to curb the global threat of antimicrobial resistance …
Assessment of adherence to the core elements of hospital antibiotic stewardship programs: a survey of the tertiary care hospitals in Punjab, Pakistan
Background: To restrain antibiotic resistance, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), United States of America, urges all hospital settings to implement the …
Prevention (CDC), United States of America, urges all hospital settings to implement the …
The impact of antimicrobial stewardship in children in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review
YN Abo, B Freyne, D Kululanga… - The Pediatric Infectious …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Background: Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) is central to the World Health Organisation
Global Action Plan against antimicrobial resistance (AMR). If antibiotics are used without …
Global Action Plan against antimicrobial resistance (AMR). If antibiotics are used without …
Health system interventions and responses to anti-microbial resistance: A scoping review of evidence from 15 African countries
JAK Alhassan, CK Abdallah - PLOS Global Public Health, 2024 - journals.plos.org
The global rise in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is claiming the lives of more than 1.2
million people each year. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) this global …
million people each year. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) this global …
Pulse oximetry adoption and oxygen orders at paediatric admission over 7 years in Kenya: a multihospital retrospective cohort study
Objectives To characterise adoption and explore specific clinical and patient factors that
might influence pulse oximetry and oxygen use in low-income and middle-income countries …
might influence pulse oximetry and oxygen use in low-income and middle-income countries …
Effects of health system limitations on the use of blood culture and sensitivity testing in Kenyan county hospitals: an interview-based qualitative study using causal loop …
Background There is evidence of rapidly growing resistance to antibiotics across Africa. We
aimed to establish whether blood culture and sensitivity (BCS) testing is a feasible …
aimed to establish whether blood culture and sensitivity (BCS) testing is a feasible …
Evaluation of an audit and feedback intervention to reduce gentamicin prescription errors in newborn treatment (ReGENT) in neonatal inpatient care in Kenya: a …
Background Medication errors are likely common in low-and middle-income countries
(LMICs). In neonatal hospital care where the population with severe illness has a high …
(LMICs). In neonatal hospital care where the population with severe illness has a high …