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 …

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has developed as one of the major urgent threats to public
health causing serious issues to successful prevention and treatment of persistent diseases …

Worldwide, antibiotic use is increasing, but many infections against which antibiotics are
applied are not even caused by bacteria. Over‐the‐counter and internet sales preclude …

Purpose Overuse and misuse of antibiotics are the primary risk factors for antibiotics
resistance. Inadequate professional competence of primary care physicians might …

There has been a global push for improved antimicrobial stewardship, including in animal
agriculture, due to growing concerns about antimicrobial resistance. However, little is known …

Introduction Antibiotic misuse is widespread and contributes to antibiotic resistance,
especially in less regulated health systems such as India. Although informal providers are …

While the vast majority of Acute Respiratory Infections (ARIs) are viral, between a quarter
and a third of adults presenting with ARIs are given an antibiotic, making antibiotic …

The key objective of this research was to generate new evidence on outpatient antibiotic
prescription rate and patterns in the private sector in India. We used 12-month period (May …

Numerous questionnaires are available on Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP)
towards antibiotics' use by adults, but none of these questionnaires is fully validated. We …

Background Misuse of antibiotics is a well-known driver of antibiotic resistance. Given the
decentralized model of the Indian health system and the shortage of allopathic doctors in …