[HTML][HTML] The burden of antimicrobial resistance in the Americas in 2019: a cross-country systematic analysis

GR Aguilar, LR Swetschinski, ND Weaver… - The Lancet Regional …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an urgent global health challenge and a
critical threat to modern health care. Quantifying its burden in the WHO Region of the …

Auditing tools for antimicrobial prescribing in solid organ transplant recipients: The why, the how, and an assessment of current options

M So, Y Nakamachi, K Thursky - Transplant Infectious Disease, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) aims to optimize antimicrobial use. Auditing
and reporting of antimicrobial prescribing are essential. Auditing tools for solid organ …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial Prescribing before and after the Implementation of a Carbapenem-Focused Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in a Greek Tertiary Hospital …

N Spernovasilis, EI Kritsotakis, A Mathioudaki… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Irrational use of antimicrobials poses a significant risk for public health by
aggravating antimicrobial resistance. The aim of this repeated point prevalence survey …

Anthropogenic contamination sources drive differences in antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli in three urban lakes

J Wight, AS Byrne, K Tahlan… - Applied and Environmental …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an ever-present threat to the treatment of infectious
diseases. However, the potential relevance of this phenomenon in environmental reservoirs …

Assessment of antimicrobial prescribing patterns, guidelines compliance, and appropriateness of antimicrobial prescribing in surgical-practice units: point prevalence …

NAH Jamaluddin, P Periyasamy, CL Lau… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Objectives: This study sought to investigate the quality of antimicrobial prescribing among
adult surgical inpatients besides exploring the determinants of non-compliance and …

Antibiotic use in tertiary care hospitals in Bangladesh: revealing the extent through a Point Prevalence Survey

SA Sumon, S Sarker, ABMA Chowdhury… - American Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Prevalent use of antibiotics in hospitals results in antimicrobial resistance
(AMR), rising mortality, and substantial financial burden. This study assessed the current …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive point prevalence survey of the quality and quantity of antimicrobial use in Chinese general hospitals and clinical specialties

Y Xiao, X Xin, Y Chen, Q Yan… - Antimicrobial Resistance & …, 2023 - Springer
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a serious, worldwide public health crisis. Surveillance of
antimicrobial use forms part of an essential strategy to contain AMR. We aimed to conduct a …

Physician antimicrobial prescribing and patient outcomes on general medical wards: a multicentre retrospective cohort study

MT McIntyre, S Saha, AM Morris, L Lapointe-Shaw… - CMAJ, 2023 - Can Med Assoc
Background: Variability in antimicrobial prescribing may indicate an opportunity for
improvement in antimicrobial use. We sought to measure physician-level antimicrobial …

[HTML][HTML] A Retrospective, Longitudinal External Study of the robustness and reproducibility of National Antibacterial Prescribing Survey Data

ZM Abbas, J Hughes, B Sunderland… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Background Point prevalence surveys are used internationally to audit antibacterial use as
well as the impact of interventions on improving prescribing and resistance rates. The …

Piperacillin-Tazobactam Resistance Mechanisms in Escherichia coli and Identification of a CTX-M-255 β-Lactamase Selectively Conferring Resistance to Penicillin/β …

MR Andreasen, KH Hansen, MS Pedersen, S Mollerup… - bioRxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
Piperacillin/tazobactam (TZP) is a widely used penicillin/β-lactamase inhibitor combination
with broad antimicrobial activity. Recently, Escherichia coli strains resistant to TZP but …