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Identifying targets for antibiotic stewardship interventions in pediatric patients in Punjab, Pakistan: point prevalence surveys using AWaRe guidance.
Front Pediatr
January 2025
Department of Public Health Pharmacy and Management, School of Pharmacy, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Ga-Rankuwa, South Africa.
Introduction: Surveillance of antibiotic use is crucial for identifying targets for antibiotic stewardship programs (ASPs), particularly in pediatric populations within countries like Pakistan, where antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is escalating. This point prevalence survey (PPS) seeks to assess the patterns of antibiotic use in pediatric patients across Punjab, Pakistan, employing the WHO AWaRe classification to pinpoint targets for intervention and encourage rational antibiotic usage.
Methods: A PPS was conducted across 23 pediatric wards of 14 hospitals in the Punjab Province of Pakistan using the standardized Global-PPS methodology developed by the University of Antwerp.
Article Retraction in Otolaryngology Journals: A Thirty Year Analysis.
Clin Otolaryngol
January 2025
Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
Objectives: To gain insight into the integrity of research in Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS) literature through characterising retracted articles, analysing the reason for their retraction, and the trends in the collected data.
Methods: Pubmed, Embase, and Retraction Watch Database were queried for retracted articles published between the dates of 1/31/92 and 9/30/22. Articles with titles relating to OHNS subjects and published in OHNS journals, as determined by Scimago Journal and Country Ranking, were selected for further analysis.
Country of origin and prices of systemic antibiotics in Vietnam: a multicentre retrospective study.
JAC Antimicrob Resist
February 2025
Department of Infectious Diseases, Hanoi Medical University, No 1 Ton That Tung Street, Dong Da District, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Background: Local production of antibiotics is essential for improving access to treatment of clinical infection and avoiding vulnerability to expensive drug imports.
Objectives: To describe the country of origin and cost of antibiotics in Vietnam.
Methods: This was an observational study.
A retrospective review of the common childhood illnesses and the indications for antibiotic prescription at community hospital in Malawi.
Front Antibiot
September 2024
Research and Education, Clinical Research Education and Management Services (CREAMS), Lilongwe, Malawi.
Background: Childhood remains a vulnerable period and a key determiner for adult health. Various illnesses experienced by children in their early years determine future performance and contribution to society. Acute and chronic infectious diseases, undernutrition, and early childhood non-communicable diseases have greatly been linked to intellectual disability, poor childhood development, increased morbidity, and household and healthcare economic costs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEpidemiology of antibiotic consumption and resistance in Mauritius.
Front Antibiot
April 2024
Surveillance Epidemiologique et Gestion des Alertes (SEGA) One Health network, Indian Ocean Commission, Ebene, Mauritius.
Introduction: This study aims at determining the pattern of antibiotic consumption and resistance in Mauritius, a tropical island in the Indian Ocean.
Methodology: Antibiotic consumption was measured in kilograms of purchased antibiotics and also in defined daily dose (DDD) in different health institutions from 2015 to 2017. Data on antibiotic resistance was collected at the Central Health Laboratory (CHL) at Victoria Hospital and at Jeetoo Hospital Laboratory, where antibiotic sensitivity testing is done for all public health institutions.
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