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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2804.211975
Personal Author:
Talaat, Maha ; Zayed, Bassem ; Tolba, Sara ; Abdou, Enjy ; Gomaa, Mohamed ; ... More +
Talaat, Maha ; Zayed, Bassem ; Tolba, Sara ; Abdou, Enjy ; Gomaa, Mohamed ; Itani, Dana ; Hutin, Yvan ; Hajjeh, Rana Less -
Description:
To better guide the regional response to antimicrobial resistance (AMR), we report the burden of AMR over time in countries in the World Health Organization Eastern Mediterranean Region. To assess the capacities of national infection prevention and control and antimicrobial stewardship programs, we analyzed data on bloodstream infections reported to the Global Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System during 2017-2019, data from 7 countries on nationally representative surveys of antimicrobial prescriptions, and data from 2 regional surveys. The median proportion of bloodstream infections was highest for carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter spp. (70.3%) and lowest for carbapenem-resistant Escherichia coli (4.6%). Results of the regional assessments indicate that few countries have capacities for infection prevention and control and antimicrobial stewardship programs to prevent emergence and spread of AMR. Overall, the magnitude of the problem and the limited capacity to respond emphasize the need for regional political leadership in addressing AMR.
Subjects:
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Anti-Bacterial Agents Anti-Infective Agents Drug Resistance, Bacterial Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 2022; 28(4):717-724
Pubmed ID:
35318915
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC8962877
Document Type:
Journal Article
Name as Subject:
World Health Organization ; World Health Organization
World Health Organization ; World Health Organization Less -
Place as Subject:
Mediterranean Region
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:322f47581893e024e0aa9ea23d2c5890025ddfe0eaf5ade3bb25dd09e90ec460
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/116332/cdc_116332_DS1.pdf
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