Antimicrobial Stewardship in Public-Sector Hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a serious global public-health threat. Evidence suggests that antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) is a valuable tool to facilitate rational antibiotic use within healthcare facilities. A cross-sectional situational analysis using a questionnaire was conducted to determine the current status of antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) activities in all public-sector hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN).

Antimicrobial stewardship in South Africa: a scoping review of the published literature.

Objectives: To map published data of antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) interventions that are currently being carried out in hospitals and clinics in the public and private health sectors of South Africa in line with the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) strategy of South Africa.

Methods: A systematic scoping review was conducted to identify AMS initiatives in the public and private health sectors of South Africa for the period 1 January 2000 to 31 March 2019. An electronic search of databases was made including PubMed, Scopus, a key medical journal (), University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) WorldCat iCatalogue and AMR networks: Federation of Infectious Diseases Societies in South Africa (FIDSSA).

Pharmacoeconomic education in US colleges and schools of pharmacy: an update.

Objectives: To determine the extent of pharmacoeconomics education at US pharmacy colleges and schools in 2007.

Methods: An e-mail survey was developed and sent to pharmacoeconomics instructors at all US colleges of pharmacy.

Results: Of the 90 colleges and schools of pharmacy that completed the survey, 7 colleges and schools did not currently have someone teaching pharmacoeconomics (eg, new school or looking for instructor).