Key issues surrounding appropriate antibiotic use for prevention of surgical site infections in low-and middle-income countries: a narrative review and the implications

JC Mwita, OO Ogunleye, A Olalekan… - … journal of general …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background There is a concern with the growing use of antimicrobials across countries
increasing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) rates. A key area within hospitals is their use for …

Knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of medical students on antimicrobial stewardship

P Efthymiou, D Gkentzi, G Dimitriou - Antibiotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is an ongoing threat to modern medicine throughout the
world. The World Health Organisation has emphasized the importance of adequate and …

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 …

Knowledge, attitude, and practice on antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance among the veterinarians and para-veterinarians in Bhutan

K Wangmo, T Dorji, N Pokhrel, T Dorji, J Dorji… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Antimicrobial resistance is (AMR) an emerging global public health problem.
Rationale use of antibiotic can prevent the rise of antimicrobial resistance. The objective of …

A multicenter cross-sectional survey of knowledge, attitude, and practices of healthcare professionals towards antimicrobial stewardship in Ghana: findings and …

IA Sefah, S Chetty, P Yamoah, JC Meyer, A Chigome… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programs are part of the key activities that contribute to
reducing antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Good knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) …

Potential strategies to improve antimicrobial utilisation in hospitals in Bangladesh building on experiences across developing countries

M Haque, B Godman - 2021 - pureportal.strath.ac.uk
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing problem worldwide, leading to increased
morbidity, mortality and costs, with the overall costs of AMR typically exceeding the costs of …

Reliability and validity evaluation of the appropriate antibiotic use self-efficacy scale for Chinese adults

L Wang, C Liang, H Yu, H Zhang, X Yan - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Background Antibiotic resistance is one of the greatest threats to global public health.
Inappropriate use of antibiotics can lead to an increase in antibiotic resistance. Individual …

Knowledge and attitudes of healthcare workers towards antibiotic use and antimicrobial resistance in two major tertiary hospitals in Western Greece

M Lagadinou, E Tsami, A Deligakis, T Paraskevas… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Antibiotic resistance (ABR) and antimicrobial stewardship arethe two sides of the same coin
that constitute a public health hydra. This study aimed to assessthe knowledge and attitude …

The impact of an antibiotic stewardship program on the consumption of specific antimicrobials and their cost burden: a hospital-wide intervention

L Mahmoudi, A Sepasian, D Firouzabadi… - Risk Management and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Background Inappropriate use of antimicrobials (AM) is a major concern worldwide that
leads to the propagation of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). In addition to its clinical …

Farm animal veterinarians' knowledge and attitudes toward antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial use in the Republic of Serbia

J Vidović, D Stojanović, P Cagnardi, N Kladar, O Horvat… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is considered one of the most prevalent global health issues
in both veterinarian and human medicine. This complex problem requires a “One Health” …