[HTML][HTML] Antibiotic use in food animals worldwide, with a focus on Africa: Pluses and minuses

TTH Van, Z Yidana, PM Smooker, PJ Coloe - Journal of global antimicrobial …, 2020 - Elsevier
Antibiotics are frequently used in food animal production in developing countries to promote
the well-being and growth of animals. This practice provides some economic benefits to …

Carbapenem resistance: a review

FS Codjoe, ES Donkor - Medical Sciences, 2017 - mdpi.com
Carbapenem resistance is a major and an on-going public health problem globally. It occurs
mainly among Gram-negative pathogens such as Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas …

Human, animal and environmental contributors to antibiotic resistance in low-resource settings: integrating behavioural, epidemiological and One Health approaches

EK Rousham, L Unicomb… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Antibiotic resistance (ABR) is recognized as a One Health challenge because of the rapid
emergence and dissemination of resistant bacteria and genes among humans, animals and …

Antimicrobial use and resistance in food-producing animals and the environment: an African perspective

ZI Kimera, SE Mshana, MM Rweyemamu… - … Resistance & Infection …, 2020 - Springer
Background The overuse of antimicrobials in food animals and the subsequent
contamination of the environment have been associated with development and spread of …

Evolution and implementation of One Health to control the dissemination of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and resistance genes: A review

N Ahmad, RM Joji, M Shahid - Frontiers in Cellular and Infection …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Antibiotic resistance is a serious threat to humanity and its environment. Aberrant usage of
antibiotics in the human, animal, and environmental sectors, as well as the dissemination of …

Self-medication practices with antibiotics among tertiary level students in Accra, Ghana: a cross-sectional study

ES Donkor, PB Tetteh-Quarcoo, P Nartey… - International journal of …, 2012 - mdpi.com
The study was carried out to estimate the prevalence of self-medication with antibiotics
among tertiary level students in Accra (Ghana) and evaluate factors associated with the …

Detection and Characterization of ESBL-Producing Escherichia coli From Humans and Poultry in Ghana

L Falgenhauer, C Imirzalioglu, K Oppong… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: The increasing incidence of infections caused by extended-spectrum beta-
lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli in sub-Saharan Africa is of serious concern …

Antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli in husbandry animals: the African perspective

CA Alonso, M Zarazaga, R Ben Sallem… - Letters in applied …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
In the last few years, different surveillances have been published in Africa, especially in
northern countries, regarding antimicrobial resistance among husbandry animals …

[PDF][PDF] Practices and factors influencing the use of antibiotics in selected poultry farms in Ghana

VE Boamah, C Agyare, H Odoi, A Dalsgaard - 2016 - researchgate.net
Many of the antibiotics employed in animal production also serve as essential medicines for
use in humans. However, only a handful of studies address antibiotic use in animal …

Scoping review of national antimicrobial stewardship activities in eight African countries and adaptable recommendations

N Kamere, ST Garwe, OO Akinwotu, C Tuck… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health problem threatening safe, effective
healthcare delivery in all countries and settings. The ability of microorganisms to become …