Microbial resistance movements: an overview of global public health threats posed by antimicrobial resistance, and how best to counter

S Dhingra, NAA Rahman, E Peile, M Rahman… - Frontiers in Public …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Antibiotics changed medical practice by significantly decreasing the morbidity and mortality
associated with bacterial infection. However, infectious diseases remain the leading cause …

Strategies to improve antimicrobial utilization with a special focus on developing countries

B Godman, A Egwuenu, M Haque, OO Malande… - Life, 2021 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a high priority across countries as it increases morbidity,
mortality and costs. Concerns with AMR have resulted in multiple initiatives internationally …

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World Health Organization - 2016 - apps.who.int
Health services throughout the world strive to provide care to people when they are unwell
and assist them to stay well. Primary care services are increasingly at the heart of integrated …

Ongoing strategies to improve the management of upper respiratory tract infections and reduce inappropriate antibiotic use particularly among lower and middle …

B Godman, M Haque, J McKimm… - … medical research and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Antibiotics are indispensable to maintaining human health; however, their
overuse has resulted in resistant organisms, increasing morbidity, mortality and costs …

Effect of continuing professional development on health professionals' performance and patient outcomes: a scoping review of knowledge syntheses

A Samuel, RM Cervero, SJ Durning… - Academic …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Purpose Continuing professional development (CPD) programs, which aim to enhance
health professionals' practice and improve patient outcomes, are offered to practitioners …

[HTML][HTML] Menace of antimicrobial resistance in LMICs: Current surveillance practices and control measures to tackle hostility

A Sharma, A Singh, MA Dar, RJ Kaur, J Charan… - Journal of Infection and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is significant challenge humanity faces today, with many
patients losing their lives every year due to AMR. It is more widespread and has shown a …

Effectiveness of interventions involving pharmacists on antibiotic prescribing by general practitioners: a systematic review and meta-analysis

SK Saha, L Hawes, D Mazza - Journal of Antimicrobial …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background The use of community antibiotic stewardship programmes (ASPs) is rising;
however, their effectiveness when pharmacists are involved is uncertain. Objectives To …

Tackling antimicrobial resistance by promoting antimicrobial stewardship in medical and allied health professional curricula

MAA Majumder, K Singh, MGS Hilaire… - Expert review of anti …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Antimicrobial resistance poses a serious threat to global health with significantly
higher morbidity, mortality, and economic burden. This review aims to discuss the …

Knowledge, attitude, and practices of community pharmacists on antibiotic resistance and antimicrobial stewardship in Lusaka, Zambia

S Mudenda, M Hankombo, Z Saleem, MJ Sadiq… - medRxiv, 2020 - medrxiv.org
Antibiotic resistance is among the major threats to global health. Due to limited information
on the subject matter in Zambia, we assessed the knowledge, attitude, and practices of …

Pharmacist-led education-based antimicrobial stewardship interventions and their effect on antimicrobial use in hospital inpatients: a systematic review and narrative …

T Monmaturapoj, J Scott, P Smith, N Abutheraa… - Journal of Hospital …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programmes optimize antimicrobial use and
address antimicrobial resistance. Pharmacists are often key agents of these programmes …