A review of antimicrobial resistance in poultry farming within low-resource settings

HD Hedman, KA Vasco, L Zhang - Animals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Poultry production can function as an instrument for poverty alleviation and
economic development. As low-income countries transition into higher incomes alongside …

Prevention of antibiotic resistance–an epidemiological scoping review to identify research categories and knowledge gaps

S Wall - Global Health Action, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Antibiotics have become the cornerstone for the treatment of infectious
diseases and contributed significantly to the dramatic global health development during the …

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 …

Community knowledge and practices regarding antibiotic use in rural Mozambique: where is the starting point for prevention of antibiotic resistance?

O Cambaco, Y Alonso Menendez, J Kinsman… - BMC Public Health, 2020 - Springer
Background Antibiotic misuse and other types of unnecessary use of antibiotics can
contribute to accelerate the process of antibiotic resistance, which is considered a global …

Antibiotic stories: a mixed-methods, multi-country analysis of household antibiotic use in Malawi, Uganda and Zimbabwe

J Dixon, EE MacPherson, S Nayiga, S Manyau… - BMJ Global …, 2021 - gh.bmj.com
Background As concerns about the prevalence of infections that are resistant to available
antibiotics increase, attention has turned toward the use of these medicines both within and …

Community-level consumption of antibiotics according to the AWaRe (Access, Watch, Reserve) classification in rural Vietnam

NV Nguyen, NTT Do, CTK Nguyen… - JAC-antimicrobial …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Objectives To review community-level consumption of antibiotics in rural Vietnam, according
to the WHO Access, Watch, Reserve (AWaRe) classification of 2019, and identify factors …

Determinants of inappropriate antibiotics use in rural central Ghana using a mixed methods approach

S Afari-Asiedu, FB Oppong, A Tostmann… - Frontiers in Public …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background: The consequences of antibiotic resistance are projected to be most severe in
low and middle income countries with high infectious disease burden. This study examined …

[HTML][HTML] Surveillance strategies using routine microbiology for antimicrobial resistance in low-and middle-income countries

C Lim, EA Ashley, RL Hamers, P Turner… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Routine microbiology results are a valuable source of antimicrobial resistance
(AMR) surveillance data in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) as well as in high …

Exploring the economic impact of inappropriate antibiotic use: the case of upper respiratory tract infections in Ghana

J Janssen, S Afari-Asiedu, A Monnier… - … Resistance & Infection …, 2022 - Springer
Background Antibiotic consumption is increasing worldwide, particularly in low and middle-
income countries (LMICs). Access to lifesaving antibiotics in LMICs is crucial while …

To sell or not to sell; the differences between regulatory and community demands regarding access to antibiotics in rural Ghana

S Afari-Asiedu, J Kinsman… - … policy and practice, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Background In Ghana, there is extensive over-the-counter dispensing of antibiotics,
resulting in high levels of inappropriate use, and an increase in antibiotic resistance …