Clean Hospitals Day 2023 marks the global launch of a self-assessment tool.
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Clean Hospitals Day 2023 marks the global launch of a self-assessment tool.
A systematic literature review of economic evaluation studies of interventions impacting antimicrobial resistance.
Published in Antimicrobial resistance and infection control
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is accelerated by widespread and inappropriate use of antimicrobials. Many countries, including those in low- and middle- income contexts, have started implementing interventions to tackle AMR. However, for many interventions there is little or no economic evidence with respect to their cost-effectiveness. To help bet...
Universal use of face mask for the prevention of the spread of COVID-19 in community settings in a South-western State o...
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One of the major drivers of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic is community transmission. Nigeria, like other countries globally, took to strict preventive public health measures including good respiratory and hand hygiene, physical distancing, and the use of face mask to control the spread of COVID-19 disease. Furthermore, the government ...
Health care systems administrators perspectives on antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention and control progra...
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Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) and infection prevention control (IPC) programs are proposed to address antimicrobial resistance. Nigeria's 5-years action plan for these programs is expiring by 2022. The objective of this study was to examine the perspectives, barriers and facilitators of these programs among health care managers and the current st...
Antibiotic resistance pattern of microorganisms causing urinary tract infection: a 10-year comparative analysis in a ter...
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Antimicrobial resistance is an emerging concern globally in recent years. Management of common infectious diseases like urinary tract infection (UTI) has become challenging. In this context, the purpose of this study is to compare the shifting trends in bacteriology and antibiotic resistance pattern among uropathogens to similar studies conducted a...
Wastewater-based surveillance in Italy leading to the first detection of mcr-10-positive Klebsiella quasipneumoniae.
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Wastewater-based surveillance enabled the first detection of the mobile colistin resistance gene mcr-10 in Italy. This plasmid-borne resistance gene was found in strains of Klebsiella quasipneumoniae isolated from samples of human raw sewage collected over several months. Although the isolates were phenotypically susceptible to colistin, the emerge...
Antimicrobial resistance and rational use of medicine: knowledge, perceptions, and training of clinical health professio...
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an important global health concern, projected to contribute to significant mortality, particularly in developing countries. This study aimed to determine the knowledge, perceptions of clinical health professions students towards antimicrobial resistance and rational use of medicine and confidence level to prescribe...
First nationwide survey of infection prevention and control among healthcare facilities in Japan: impact of the national...
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Infection prevention and control (IPC) measures in Japan are facilitated by a financial incentive process at the national level, where facilities are categorized into three groups (Tier 1, Tier 2, or no financial incentive). However, its impact on IPC at the facility level using a validated tool has not been measured. A nationwide cross-sectional s...
High prevalence of resistance to third-generation cephalosporins detected among clinical isolates from sentinel healthca...
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in bacterial pathogens is a worldwide concern that demands immediate attention. Most information on AMR originates from high-income countries and little is known about the burden in Africa, particularly Nigeria. Using four sentinel sites (General hospitals) in Lagos State, this study sought to estimate the burden of A...
Correction: Antimicrobial resistance control in the emergency department: a need for concrete improvement.
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