Progress on the national action plan of Pakistan on antimicrobial resistance (AMR): A narrative review and the implications

Z Saleem, B Godman, F Azhar… - Expert review of anti …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction The emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a threat to public health. In
2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) introduced a global action plan to tackle AMR in …

[HTML][HTML] Tackling antimicrobial resistance in primary care facilities across Pakistan: current challenges and implications for the future

M Alam, Z Saleem, A Haseeb, MU Qamar… - Journal of Infection and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Antibiotics are gradually becoming less effective against bacteria worldwide, and this issue
is of particular concern in economically-developing nations like Pakistan. We undertook a …

What the public in England know about antibiotic use and resistance in 2020: a face-to-face questionnaire survey

C McNulty, B Read, A Quigley, NQ Verlander… - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To describe public attitudes and knowledge around antibiotic activity, resistance
and use. Design Face-to-face household 18 question survey using computer-assisted data …

The associations between poor antibiotic and antimicrobial resistance knowledge and inappropriate antibiotic use in the general population are modified by age

H Guo, ZJL Hildon, DCB Lye, PT Straughan, A Chow - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Objectives: Understanding factors influencing inappropriate antibiotic use can guide the
design of interventions to improve antibiotic practices and reduce antimicrobial resistance …

Concerns with current Drug Laws regarding the purchasing antibiotics without a prescription in Pakistan; ways forward to assist the national action plan

Z Saleem, TM Sono, B Godman - Expert Review of Anti-Infective …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is a global public health threat due to its continued impact
on morbidity, mortality and costs [1, 2]. This requires a multi-pronged approach to reduce …

Use of antibiotics in poultry and poultry farmers-a cross-sectional survey in Pakistan

U Habiba, A Khan, EJ Mmbaga, IR Green… - Frontiers in Public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) which has been ascribed to be due to
community carriage of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is highly prevalent in the WHO South-East …

Understanding of future prescribers about antimicrobial resistance and their preparedness towards antimicrobial stewardship activities in Pakistan: Findings and …

K Hayat, N Fatima, MF Umer, FU Khan… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background: Insufficient antimicrobial-related training for physicians during their
undergraduate education could have a negative impact on their prescribing. Unlike previous …

“Antibiotics are for everyone, our past and our future generations, right? If antibiotics are dead, we will be in big trouble”: Building on community values for public …

H Guo, ZJL Hildon, A Chow - Frontiers in public health, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Shared decision-making (SDM) and trust building through continuity of care are
known to play a pivotal role in improving appropriate antibiotic prescribing and use. Problem …

A survey of knowledge, attitudes and use of antibiotics among Bulgarian population

K Zaykova, S Nikolova, R Pancheva… - Biotechnology & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Antimicrobial resistance occurs naturally but is enhanced by human activities related to the
use of antibiotics (for example, excessive use and misuse of antimicrobial agents). Our study …

Drivers of household antibiotic use in urban informal settlements in Northern Ghana: Implications for antimicrobial resistance control

EK Vicar, W Walana, A Mbabila, GK Darko… - Health Science …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Urban informal settlements have been described as the epicenters of frequent
antibiotic misuse, which has local and global consequences on the goals of antimicrobial …