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Bacterial antimicrobial resistance burden in Africa: accuracy, action, and alternatives

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: Understanding the burden of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), detecting potential hospital outbreaks due to multidrug resistant-bacteria, and monitoring local, regional, and global trends of bacterial resistance for the early warning of emerging or escalating AMR depend on high-quality surveillance systems that generate representative, quality-assured AMR data. Representativeness and quality of surveillance data are particularly important if used for clinical decision making, assessing the impact of AMR mitigation interventions, and formulating health investment cases for stewardship and infection prevention and control (IPC) programmes.

Source: The Lancet Global Health

DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(23)00587-9

Authors: Sabiha Y Essack, Annick Lenglet

Institutions: International Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Solutions, University of KwaZulu-Natal

Language: English

Topic: Antibiotic Use and Resistance

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $5,780