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Antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial use animal monitoring policies in Europe: Where are we? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The World Health Organization has recognized antimicrobial resistance as one of the top three threats to human health. Any use of antibiotics in animals will ultimately affect humans and vice versa.
DC Speksnijder   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Antimicrobial stewardship [PDF]

open access: yesClinical Microbiology and Infection, 2008
The aim of antimicrobial management or stewardship programmes is to ensure proper use of antimicrobial agents in order to provide the best treatment outcomes, to lessen the risk of adverse effects (including antimicrobial resistance), and to promote cost-effectiveness.
Allerberger, F., Mittermayer, H.
openaire   +2 more sources

Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli Causing Urinary Tract Infections among Controlled and Uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetic Patients at Laquintinie Hospital in Douala, Cameroon

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2022
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) in patients with diabetes are a major public health problem worldwide, particularly in developing countries. This study assessed the resistance profile of Escherichia coli and biochemical abnormalities in controlled and ...
Josiane Claire Sonkoue Lambou   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Antimicrobial peptides: mechanism of action, activity and clinical potential

open access: yesMilitary Medical Research, 2021
The management of bacterial infections is becoming a major clinical challenge due to the rapid evolution of antibiotic resistant bacteria. As an excellent candidate to overcome antibiotic resistance, antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) that are produced from ...
Qiyu Zhang   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Investigating the impact of poverty on colonization and infection with drug-resistant organisms in humans: a systematic review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Background Poverty increases the risk of contracting infectious diseases and therefore exposure to antibiotics. Yet there is lacking evidence on the relationship between income and non-income dimensions of poverty and antimicrobial resistance ...
B Cohen   +50 more
core   +2 more sources

Risk factors and outcomes associated with persistent vancomycin resistant Enterococcal Bacteremia

open access: yesBMC Infectious Diseases, 2022
Background Prior studies have identified that vancomycin resistant enterococcus (VRE) bacteremia that persists for four days or more is an independent predictor of mortality.
Emily Fox   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Towards Advances in Medicinal Plant Antimicrobial Activity: A Review Study on Challenges and Future Perspectives

open access: yesMicroorganisms, 2021
The increasing incidence of drug- resistant pathogens raises an urgent need to identify and isolate new bioactive compounds from medicinal plants using standardized modern analytical procedures.
Natalia Vaou   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Patterns of Antibiotic Resistance in Enterobacteriaceae Isolates from Broiler Chicken in the West Region of Cameroon: A Cross-Sectional Study

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2022
Background. The emergence of multidrug-resistant food-borne pathogens of animal origin including Enterobacteriaceae is a growing concern. Identifying and monitoring resistance in isolates from human-related environments are of clinical and ...
Jude Fonbah Leinyuy   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Overview of Changes to the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute Performance Standards for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing, M100, 31st Edition

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Microbiology, 2021
The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) Subcommittee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) develops and publishes standards and guidelines for AST methods and results interpretation in an annual update to the Performance Standards ...
R. Humphries   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli and Tetracycline-resistant Enterococcus faecalis in wild raptors of Alabama and Georgia, USA [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Wild birds inhabit in a wide variety of environments and can travel great distances. Thus, wild birds can possibly spread antimicrobial resistance along the way, and this may represent a potential public health concern.
Bellah, Jamie   +7 more
core   +1 more source

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