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The potential for the double risk of rabies and antimicrobial resistance in a high rabies endemic setting: detection of antibiotic resistance in bacterial isolates from infected dog bite wounds in Uganda
BACKGROUND: Post-exposure treatment for dog bites in humans aims at alleviating the risk of rabies and promoting wound healing. Wound …
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Effect of povidone-iodine and propanol-based mecetronium ethyl sulphate on antimicrobial resistance and virulence in Staphylococcus aureus
BACKGROUND: Reports are available on cross-resistance between antibiotics and biocides. We evaluated the effect of povidone-iodine (PVP-I) and propanol-based mecetronium …
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Antimicrobial resistance and rational use of medicine: knowledge, perceptions, and training of clinical health professions students in Uganda
BACKGROUND: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an important global health concern, projected to contribute to significant mortality, particularly in developing countries. …
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Antibiotic use in children under 5 years of age in Northern Tanzania: a qualitative study exploring the experiences of the caring mothers
BACKGROUND: Antimicrobial resistance is a serious threat to the global achievements in child health thus far. Previous studies have found …
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High prevalence of resistance to third-generation cephalosporins detected among clinical isolates from sentinel healthcare facilities in Lagos, Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in bacterial pathogens is a worldwide concern that demands immediate attention. Most information on AMR originates …
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Evaluation of quality and antimicrobial efficacy of locally manufactured alcohol-based hand sanitizers marketed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in the era of COVID-19
BACKGROUND: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been rapidly spreading across the globe since the World Health Organization (WHO) has …
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Utilising cumulative antibiogram data to enhance antibiotic stewardship capacity in the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, Ghana
BACKGROUND: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major public health challenge with its impact felt disproportionately in Western Sub-Saharan Africa. Routine …
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Escherichia coli from urine samples of pregnant women as an indicator for antimicrobial resistance in the community: a field study from rural Burkina Faso
BACKGROUND: In low- and middle-income countries, surveillance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is mostly hospital-based and, in view of poor access …
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Estimating the population-level prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant enteric bacteria from latrine samples
BACKGROUND: Logistical and economic barriers hamper community-level surveillance for antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in low-income countries. Latrines are commonly used in these …
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Importance of Candida infection and fluconazole resistance in women with vaginal discharge syndrome in Namibia
BACKGROUND: Vaginal discharge syndrome (VDS) is a common condition. Clinical management targets sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and bacterial vaginosis (BV); …
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A cross-sectional study of antimicrobial use among self-medicating COVID-19 cases in Nyeri County, Kenya
BACKGROUND: During the COVID-19 pandemic, Nyeri County in Kenya was among the regions reporting a high number of confirmed cases. …
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Prevalence and predictors of self-medication with antibiotics in selected urban and rural districts of the Dodoma region, Central Tanzania: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Antibiotic resistance is a global health threat driven partly by self-medication with antibiotics (SMA). This study aims to assess …
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Sepsis: emerging pathogens and antimicrobial resistance in Ethiopian referral hospitals
BACKGROUND: Sepsis due to multidrug resistant (MDR) bacteria is a growing public health problem mainly in low-income countries. METHODS: A …
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Inappropriate use of antibiotics and its predictors in pediatric patients admitted at the Central Hospital of Nampula, Mozambique
BACKGROUND: Antibiotics are synthetic or natural substances used to treat bacterial infectious diseases. When used incorrectly, they can be a …
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Hand hygiene compliance and its associated factors among health care providers in primary hospitals of Waghimira Zone, Northeast Ethiopia: a mixed study design
INTRODUCTION: Hand hygiene compliance is the problem of developing nations particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa including Ethiopia. Despite a lot of …
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Baseline study for improving diagnostic stewardship at secondary health care facilities in Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Blood culture diagnostics are critical tools for sepsis management and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance. A baseline study was conducted …
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First report of whole-genome analysis of an extensively drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolate with bedaquiline, linezolid and clofazimine resistance from Uganda
BACKGROUND: Uganda remains one of the countries with the highest burden of TB/HIV. Drug-resistant TB remains a substantial challenge to …
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Improving hand hygiene practices in two regional hospitals in Kenya using a continuous quality improvement (CQI) approach
BACKGROUND: Hand hygiene (HH) is central in prevention of health care-associated infections. In low resource settings, models to improve HH …
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Community drug retail outlet staff’s knowledge, attitudes and practices towards non-prescription antibiotics use and antibiotic resistance in the Amhara region, Ethiopia with a focus on non-urban towns
INTRODUCTION: Some evidence suggests that knowledge and attitudes towards rational antibiotic use influences dispensing practice in community drug retail outlets. …
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Exploring the economic impact of inappropriate antibiotic use: the case of upper respiratory tract infections in Ghana
BACKGROUND: Antibiotic consumption is increasing worldwide, particularly in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). Access to lifesaving antibiotics in LMICs is …