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Antiseptics and mupirocin resistance in clinical, environmental, and colonizing coagulase negative Staphylococcus isolates
BACKGROUND: Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci (CoNS) are opportunistic and nosocomial pathogens. The excessive use of antimicrobial agents, including antiseptics, represents one of …
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Antibiotic use at a tertiary hospital in Tanzania: findings from a point prevalence survey
BACKGROUND: In Tanzania, data on antibiotic use at the patient level is scarce, and intervention measures to optimize antibiotic use …
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Correction: Infection prevention knowledge, practice, and its associated factors among healthcare providers in primary healthcare unit of Wogdie District, Northeast Ethiopia, 2019: a cross-sectional study
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Antibiotic prescribing to inpatients in Limpopo, South Africa: a multicentre point-prevalence survey
BACKGROUND: Electronic continuous surveillance databases are ideal for monitoring antibiotic use (ABU) in hospitalised patients for antibiotic stewardship programmes (ASP). …
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The prevalence of vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract Introduction Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, identified as a “high priority antibiotic-resistant pathogen” by the World Health Organization, poses a significant …
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Universal use of face mask for the prevention of the spread of COVID-19 in community settings in a South-western State of Nigeria: willingness and barriers
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: One of the major drivers of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic is community transmission. Nigeria, like other …
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Practices and challenges related to antibiotic use in paediatric treatment in hospitals and health centres in Niger and Uganda: a mixed methods study
BACKGROUND: Antibiotic resistance is a significant public health problem and is responsible for high mortality in children and new-borns. Strengthening …
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Carriage of ESBL-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli among children in rural Ghana: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (ESBL-KP) and Escherichia coli (ESBL-EC) present a high burden in both communities and healthcare …
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Epidemiology of community origin of major multidrug-resistant ESKAPE uropathogens in a paediatric population in South-East Gabon
BACKGROUND: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) in children are very common. They are often associated with a high risk of sepsis …
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Knowledge, attitudes and behaviour of Egyptians towards antibiotic use in the community: can we do better?
BACKGROUND: Infectious diseases are among the leading causes of death worldwide. This is concerning because of the increasing capacity of …
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Colonization of patients hospitalized at orthopedic department of tertiary hospital in Uganda with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing enterobacterales
BACKGROUND: Beta-lactamase production remains the most contributing factor to beta-lactam resistance. Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacterales (ESBL-PE) are associated with risk factors …
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Determination of antimicrobial use in commercial poultry farms in Plateau and Oyo States, Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Indiscriminate use of antimicrobials for the prevention and treatment of bacterial infection in animals is a common practice in …
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Not recommended fixed-dose antibiotic combinations in low- and middle-income countries – the example of Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Fixed-dose combinations (FDC) are medicine formulations that combine two or more ingredients in fixed ratios in a single dose …
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A meta-analysis on the prevalence of resistance of Staphylococcus aureus to different antibiotics in Nigeria
Abstract Background Rapid emergence of multidrug resistant Staphylococcus aureus has resulted to difficulty in treatment of infections caused by such …
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Antimicrobial resistance from a One Health perspective in Zambia: a systematic review
BACKGROUND: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is widely acknowledged as a global health problem, yet its extent is not well evaluated, especially …
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Environmental contamination across multiple hospital departments with multidrug-resistant bacteria pose an elevated risk of healthcare-associated infections in Kenyan hospitals
BACKGROUND: Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are often caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria contaminating hospital environments which can cause outbreaks as well …
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Identifying and addressing challenges to antimicrobial use surveillance in the human health sector in low- and middle-income countries: experiences and lessons learned from Tanzania and Uganda
BACKGROUND: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health security threat and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. One of …
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Molecular surveillance reveals widespread colonisation by carbapenemase and extended spectrum beta-lactamase producing organisms in neonatal units in Kenya and Nigeria
Abstract Objectives Neonatal sepsis, a major cause of death amongst infants in sub-Saharan Africa, is often gut derived. Gut colonisation …
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Antibiotic dispensing practices during COVID-19 and implications for antimicrobial resistance (AMR): parallel mystery client studies in Uganda and Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Over-the-counter antibiotic access is common in low-and-middle-income countries and this may accelerate antimicrobial resistance. Our study explores critical aspects …
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Health care systems administrators perspectives on antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention and control programs across three healthcare levels: a qualitative study
INTRODUCTION: Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) and infection prevention control (IPC) programs are proposed to address antimicrobial resistance. Nigeria's 5-years action plan …