European intensive care physicians’ experience of infections due to antibiotic-resistant bacteria [PDF]
, 2020 Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) compromises the treatment of patients with serious infections in intensive care units (ICUs), and intensive care physicians are increasingly facing patients with bacterial infections with limited or no adequate ...
De Waele, Jan +9 more
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Health advantages of transition to batch management system in farrow-to-finish pig herds
Veterinární Medicína, 2012 Sow batch management systems have become more popular due to advantages in labour planning, piglet batch sizes, all-in all-out practices and health management. The present study investigated the potential health advantages of 10 selected farrow-to-finish
F. Vangroenweghe +4 more
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Antimicrobial consumption in food animals in Fiji: Analysis of the 2017 to 2021 import data
Frontiers in Antibiotics, 2022 IntroductionGlobally, the demand for animal protein for human consumption has beenQ7 Q6increasing at a faster rate in the last 5 to 10 decades resulting in increasedantimicrobial consumption in food producing animals. Antimicrobials arefrequently used as
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Measuring antibiotic availability and use in 20 low- and middle-income countries [PDF]
, 2020 Objective To assess antibiotic availability and use in health facilities in low- and middle-income countries, using the service provision assessment and service availability and readiness assessment surveys.
Hsia, Y +6 more
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Increased antimicrobial consumption following reimbursement reform in Turkey [PDF]
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 2008 This study examined antibiotic utilization patterns in Turkey between 2001 and 2006.A comprehensive collection and analysis of Turkish antibiotic data from 2001 to 2006 was conducted. The anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification and the defined daily dose (DDD) methodology were used to calculate antibiotic consumption.
Karabay, Oguz, Hosoglu, Salih
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The MarR-Type Repressor MhqR Confers Quinone and Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus [PDF]
, 2019 Aims: Quinone compounds are electron carriers and have antimicrobial and toxic properties due to their mode of actions as electrophiles and oxidants.
Fritsch, Verena Nadin +9 more
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Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2021 Antimicrobial consumption (AMC) surveillance at global and national levels is necessary to inform relevant interventions and policies. This study analyzed central warehouse antimicrobial supplies to health facilities providing inpatient care in Uganda ...
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Antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial use animal monitoring policies in Europe: Where are we? [PDF]
, 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.
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Antibiotics, 2023 Fluoroquinolones (FQs) represent an class of antibiotics of medical importance, but their use has been restricted due to their ecologic impact and associated side effects.
Raffaela Olivieri +10 more
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Approaching zero : temporal effects of a restrictive antibiotic policy on hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile, extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing coliforms and meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus [PDF]
, 2013 A restrictive antibiotic policy banning routine use of ceftriaxone and ciprofloxacin was implemented in a 450-bed district general hospital following an educational campaign.
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