Current rates of purchasing of antibiotics without a prescription across sub-Saharan Africa; rationale and potential programmes to reduce inappropriate dispensing …

TM Sono, E Yeika, A Cook, A Kalungia… - Expert review of anti …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global concern. Currently, the greatest
mortality due to AMR is in Africa. A key driver continues to be high levels of dispensing of …

[HTML][HTML] A review of SARS-CoV-2 variants and vaccines: viral properties, mutations, vaccine efficacy, and safety

MA Islam - Infectious Medicine, 2023 - Elsevier
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus disease 2 instigated by coronavirus
disease of 2019 (COVID-19) has delivered an unfathomable obstruction that has touched all …

Determinants of public emergency information dissemination on social networks: A meta-analysis

Y Li, D Sheng - Computers in Human Behavior, 2024 - Elsevier
The dissemination of public emergency information on social networks is one of the key
concerns for emergency management. Guided by Persuasive and Communication theory …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of antibiotic-coated sutures on surgical site infections: a second-order meta-analysis

AS Suleiman, M Abbass, M Hossain… - … Journal of Surgery, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Background: Surgical site infections (SSIs) pose a global challenge, impacting patients and
healthcare expenditures. This second-order meta-analysis endeavors to assess the efficacy …

COVID-19 associated with cryptococcosis: a scoping review

A Quincho-Lopez, N Poma… - Therapeutic …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: There is growing evidence of fungal infections associated with COVID-19. The
development of cryptococcosis in these patients has been infrequently reported. However, it …

[HTML][HTML] Short-term effects of antimicrobial stewardship programs on antibiotics usage, clinical outcomes, and multidrug resistant organisms in the post COVID-19 era

RT Helmi, JS Al-Maqbali, S Gamal, HB Wazir… - Journal of Infection and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Antimicrobial resistance is associated with increasing mortality rates and the
emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) organisms. There is scarcity of data on the short …

Fungal infections in patients after recovering from COVID-19: a systematic review

JR Ulloque-Badaracco… - Therapeutic …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Background and aims: The presence of fungal infections has been described in patients
after recovering from COVID-19. This study aims to conduct a systematic review of studies …

[HTML][HTML] Meta-meta-analysis of the mortality risk associated with MRSA compared to MSSA bacteraemia

SS Adeiza, I Aminul - Le Infezioni in Medicina, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAB) is a bloodstream infection that carries a high risk
of exacerbating a diseased state and may result in an increased death rate. The aim of this …

Global, regional, and national burdens: An overlapping meta-analysis on Staphylococcus aureus and its drug-resistant strains

SS Adeiza, MA Islam, A Shittu - One Health Bulletin, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To provide an inclusive blend of extant meta-analyses on the burden of
Staphylococcus (S.) aureus and its resistant strains across diverse study populations …

Antimicrobial Resistance Ignited by COVID-19 Pandemic: SOS for Antimicrobial Stewardship

P Mazumder, M Kumar - 2023 - Springer
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a serious global danger to human health. The COVID-19
(coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic has sparked interest in studying both the …