The Lancet Infectious Diseases Commission on antimicrobial resistance: 6 years later

R Laxminarayan, T Van Boeckel, I Frost… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Summary In 2013, a Lancet Infectious Diseases Commission described the state of
antimicrobial resistance worldwide. Since then, greater awareness of the public health …

[HTML][HTML] Antibiotic stewardship in low-and middle-income countries: the same but different?

JA Cox, E Vlieghe, M Mendelson, H Wertheim… - Clinical microbiology …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Antibiotic resistance (ABR) is a quickly worsening problem worldwide, also in
low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). Appropriate antibiotic use in humans and …

[HTML][HTML] Estimates of incidence and mortality of cervical cancer in 2018: a worldwide analysis

M Arbyn, E Weiderpass, L Bruni… - The Lancet Global …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background The knowledge that persistent human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the
main cause of cervical cancer has resulted in the development of prophylactic vaccines to …

Global increase and geographic convergence in antibiotic consumption between 2000 and 2015

EY Klein, TP Van Boeckel… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Tracking antibiotic consumption patterns over time and across countries could inform
policies to optimize antibiotic prescribing and minimize antibiotic resistance, such as setting …

Community-based antibiotic access and use in six low-income and middle-income countries: a mixed-method approach

NTT Do, HTL Vu, CTK Nguyen, S Punpuing… - The Lancet Global …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Antimicrobial misuse is common in low-income and middle-income countries
(LMICs), and this practice is a driver of antibiotic resistance. We compared community-based …

Antimicrobial resistance in Africa: a systematic review

BT Tadesse, EA Ashley, S Ongarello, J Havumaki… - BMC infectious …, 2017 - Springer
Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is widely acknowledged as a global problem,
yet in many parts of the world its magnitude is still not well understood. This review, using a …

Enumerating the economic cost of antimicrobial resistance per antibiotic consumed to inform the evaluation of interventions affecting their use

P Shrestha, BS Cooper, J Coast, R Oppong… - … Resistance & Infection …, 2018 - Springer
Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a colossal threat to global health and
incurs high economic costs to society. Economic evaluations of antimicrobials and …

Combating the menace of antimicrobial resistance in Africa: a review on stewardship, surveillance and diagnostic strategies

BH Gulumbe, UA Haruna, J Almazan… - Biological procedures …, 2022 - Springer
The emergence of antibiotic-resistant pathogens has threatened not only our ability to deal
with common infectious diseases but also the management of life-threatening complications …

A current perspective on antimicrobial resistance in Southeast Asia

RM Zellweger, J Carrique-Mas… - Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Southeast Asia, a vibrant region that has recently undergone unprecedented economic
development, is regarded as a global hotspot for the emergence and spread of antimicrobial …

[HTML][HTML] Overuse of medications in low-and middle-income countries: a scoping review

L Albarqouni, S Palagama, J Chai… - Bulletin of the World …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective To identify and summarize the evidence about the extent of overuse of
medications in low-and middle-income countries, its drivers, consequences and potential …