Use of the WHO Access, Watch, and Reserve classification to define patterns of hospital antibiotic use (AWaRe): an analysis of paediatric survey data from 56 …

Y Hsia, BR Lee, A Versporten, Y Yang… - The Lancet Global …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Improving the quality of hospital antibiotic use is a major goal of WHO's global
action plan to combat antimicrobial resistance. The WHO Essential Medicines List Access …

Prevalence of antibiotics prescription amongst patients with and without COVID-19 in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

YAA Satria, MS Utami, A Prasudi - Pathogens and Global Health, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a substantial risk to public health. In low-income and
middle-income (LMICs) nations, the impact of AMR is significantly more severe. The …

Antibiotic prescribing in inpatient and outpatient settings in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis study

E Nabovati, Z TaherZadeh, S Eslami… - … Resistance & Infection …, 2021 - Springer
Background Antibiotic prescribing is common worldwide. There are several original studies
about antibiotic prescribing in the healthcare setting of Iran reporting different levels of …

Point prevalence survey of antimicrobial prescription in a tertiary hospital in South East Nigeria: a call for improved antibiotic stewardship

CD Umeokonkwo, UC Madubueze, CK Onah… - Journal of global …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objectives Antimicrobial prescribing practices and use contribute to the growing threat of
antimicrobial resistance (AMR) to global health. Information on antimicrobial prescribing and …

Ongoing strategies to improve antimicrobial utilization in hospitals across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA): Findings and implications

A Haseeb, Z Saleem, AF Maqadmi, RA Allehyani… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an increasing global concern, increasing costs, morbidity,
and mortality. National action plans (NAPs) to minimize AMR are one of several global and …

Point prevalence surveys of antimicrobial use among hospitalized children in six hospitals in India in 2016

S Gandra, SK Singh, DR Jinka, R Kanithi… - Antibiotics, 2017 - mdpi.com
The prevalence of antimicrobial resistance in India is among the highest in the world.
Antimicrobial use in inpatient settings is an important driver of resistance, but is poorly …

[HTML][HTML] Catheter-related urinary nosocomial infections in intensive care units: An epidemiologic study in North of Iran

MS Rezai, M Bagheri-Nesami… - Caspian journal of internal …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common infections in developing
countries. The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of nosocomial catheter …

Prescribing pattern of antibiotics by family physicians in primary health care

G Karimi, K Kabir, B Farrokhi, E Abbaszadeh… - … of Pharmaceutical Policy …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Irrational prescription of antibiotics is an ongoing global public health concern,
leading to antibiotic resistance. Understanding the prescribing pattern of antibiotics is …

Antibiotic prescribing patterns in paediatric patients at levy Mwanawasa University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia

J Kalonga, J Hangoma… - Journal of …, 2020 - openj.edwiserinternational.com
The use of antimicrobial agents has become a routine practice for the treatment of paediatric
illnesses. The uncontrolled use of antibiotics has caused a rise in antimicrobial resistance …

[HTML][HTML] Emergence of extensively drug resistant acinetobacter baumannii-encoding integrons and extended-spectrum beta-lactamase genes isolated from ventilator …

MS Rezai, A Rafiei, F Ahangarkani… - Jundishapur Journal of …, 2017 - brieflands.com
Background: Acinetobacter baumannii has increasingly become one of the most common
pathogens causing ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). Objectives: In the present study …