Antimicrobial resistance is associated with high mortality rates and high medical costs and has a significant impact on the effectiveness of antimicrobial agents. To appreciate the mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance, it is important to understand how antimicrobial agents act. The resistance mechanisms ...
Review on antimicrobial resistance antimicrobial resistance: tackling a crisis for the health and wealth of nations. London: Review on Antimicrobial Resistance; 2014. Google Scholar Laxminarayan R, Matsoso P, Pant S, Brower C, Røttingen JA, Klugman K, et al. Access to effective ...
Review on Antimicrobial Resistance. Securing new drugs for future generations: the pipeline of antibiotics.: Wellcome Trust/HM Government (UK); 2015.O'Neill, J. (2015) Review on Antimicrobial Resistance: Tackling a Global Health Crisis: ...
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) genes have been suggested to originate from environmental bacteria, as clinically relevant resistance genes have been detected on the chromosome of environmental bacteria. As only a few new antimicrobials have been developed in the last decade, the further evolution of ...
BMC Infectious Diseases (2017) 17:616 DOI 10.1186/s12879-017-2713-1 RESEARCH ARTICLE Antimicrobial resistance in Africa: a systematic review Birkneh Tilahun Tadesse1,2,3* , Elizabeth A. Ashley4, Stefano Ongarello1, Joshua Havumaki1, Miranga Wijegoonewardena1, Iveth J. González1 and ...
Antimicrobial resistance is an important concern for the public health authorities at global level. However, in developing countries like India, recent hospital and some community based data showed increase in burden of antimicrobial resistance. Research related to antimicrobial use, determinants and develo...
Antimicrobial resistance of Vibrio cholerae from sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review. The World Health Assembly adopted the Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance, which includes improving the knowledge base through surveillance and research. Noteworthily, the World Health Organization has advocat...
Improved Surveillance/Research Having reliable and efficient surveillance systems in place is crucial for monitoring the spread and patterns of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) within migrant communities. To achieve this, a unified system must be established to gather data on antimicrobial usage, resistance...
Objective: To review recent studies on the use of antibiotics in acne vulgaris which provide insight into the development of antimicrobial resistance. Data sources: Sources for this article were identified by searching the English literature by Medline for the period 1960 to March 2009. Study selecti...
Antimicrobial drugs play a critical role in improving public health and ensure an ability to effectively respond to a mass public health emergency. However, although bacteria which cause disease can be treated with antibiotics, the natural adaptation process of bacteria (Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR))...