Hospital prescribing patterns of antibiotics in Zambia using the WHO prescribing indicators post-COVID-19 pandemic: findings and implications

S Mudenda, R Chilimboyi, SK Matafwali… - JAC-Antimicrobial …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global public health problem that is fuelled
by the inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics, especially those from the 'watch'and …

Antimicrobial stewardship situation analysis in selected hospitals in Zambia: findings and implications from a national survey

JY Chizimu, S Mudenda, K Yamba… - Frontiers in Public …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programs are critical in combating
antimicrobial resistance (AMR). In Zambia, there is little information regarding the capacity of …

[HTML][HTML] Application of the Hub-and-Spoke Model in Antimicrobial Stewardship Programmes: A Scoping Review

A Iqbal, Y Kumaradev, G Gülpinar, C Brandish… - BioMed, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background: The hub-and-spoke model (HSM) offers a framework for efficient healthcare
service delivery. This scoping review seeks to explore the implementation and effectiveness …

Knowledge and Perceptions of Final-Year Nursing Students Regarding Antimicrobials, Antimicrobial Resistance, and Antimicrobial Stewardship in South Africa …

E Teague, S Bezuidenhout, JC Meyer, B Godman… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is being increasingly seen as the next pandemic due to high
morbidity and mortality rates, with Sub-Saharan Africa currently having the highest mortality …

Antibiotic use at the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Zone d'Abomey Calavi/Sô-Ava (CHUZ/AS) in Benin: a point prevalence survey

MS Gnimavo, B Boya, S Mudenda… - JAC-Antimicrobial …, 2025 - academic.oup.com
Background Antimicrobial stewardship promotes the appropriate use of antibiotics to prevent
the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance. This study evaluated the use of …

An intervention to improve antibiotic prescription behavior in veterinary students: A protocol based on the multi‐theory model to tackle antimicrobial resistance

L Hassani, R Toghroli, T Aghamolaei… - Health Science …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Aims Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health threat.
Moreover, incorrect and inappropriate drug prescription behavior is considered a …

[HTML][HTML] Global Burden of Fungal Infections and Antifungal Resistance from 1961 to 2024: Findings and Future Implications

S Mudenda - Pharmacology & Pharmacy, 2024 - scirp.org
Background: Antifungal resistance (AFR) is a global public health problem with devastating
effects, especially among immunocompromised individuals. Addressing AFR requires a One …

[PDF][PDF] JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance

S Mudenda, SK Matafwali, S Malama, M Munyeme… - ecology, 2023 - scienceopen.com
Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global public health problem that is fuelled
by the inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics, especially those from the 'watch'and …

[PDF][PDF] Exploring influences on the implementation of interventions to improve antibiotic review in Scottish acute care hospitals

AB Matuluko - researchonline.gcu.ac.uk
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PHD) Exploring Influences on the Implementation of Interventions
To Improve Antibiotic Review in Scottish Page 1 DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PHD) Exploring …

Plasmid conjugation drives within-patient plasmid diversity

F Grayson, L Loman, T Nonnenmacher, D Pople… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Plasmids are well known vehicles of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) genes dissemination.
Through conjugation, plasmid-encoded AMR genes are spread among neighbouring …