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Antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial use animal monitoring policies in Europe: Where are we? [PDF]
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
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Antimicrobial stewardship [PDF]
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.
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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
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Antimicrobial peptides: mechanism of action, activity and clinical potential
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
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Investigating the impact of poverty on colonization and infection with drug-resistant organisms in humans: a systematic review [PDF]
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
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Risk factors and outcomes associated with persistent vancomycin resistant Enterococcal Bacteremia
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
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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
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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
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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
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Multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli and Tetracycline-resistant Enterococcus faecalis in wild raptors of Alabama and Georgia, USA [PDF]
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
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