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Increasing trends of antibiotic resistance in Uganda: analysis of the national antimicrobial resistance surveillance data, 2018-2021.
BMC Infect Dis
September 2024
National Health Laboratory and Diagnostic Services Department, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda.
Article Synopsis
- The study evaluated antimicrobial resistance (AMR) trends in Uganda by analyzing bacterial isolates from clinical samples between 2018-2021 to improve public health responses.
- A total of 537 isolates were analyzed, with Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella being the predominant pathogens, showing significant resistance to various antibiotics, particularly sulfonamides and fluoroquinolones.
- The results indicated fluctuating resistance levels, particularly in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and increasing resistance among gram-negative bacteria to antibiotics like tetracycline and ceftriaxone.
Who's Guarding the Gate? The Reach of Prereviewed Emerging Science and Implications for Family Medicine Education.
Fam Med
September 2021
Department of Family Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA.
Background And Objectives: Online publication of prereviewed manuscripts disseminates research simultaneously to scientists, clinicians, and patients, enabling the media and public to act as scientific reviewers for studies that are not yet endorsed by the scientific and clinical community. This study describes the reach of prereview literature and frames it within the pursuit to teach evidence-based medicine.
Methods: In this deductive content analysis, the primary unit of analysis was the individual preprint manuscript submitted to the medRxiv preprint server during the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Research Title: Factors Associated with Cessation of Exclusive Breastfeeding.
J Multidiscip Healthc
February 2021
Department of Public Health, College of Public Health, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Purpose: The study aimed to determine the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF), measure the association between EBF and sociodemographic and obstetric characteristics of lactating mothers, and determine challenges of EBF.
Methods: The study was cross-sectional and was conducted in four primary health care centres (PHCCs) at Alehsa region in Saudi Arabia (SA). Lactating mothers coming to vaccinate their babies (0-6 months) were recruited.
[WHO'S AFRAID OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES - A DISCIPLINE WITH BROAD IMPACT].
Harefuah
May 2019
Infectious Diseases Unit, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin.
The Infectious Diseases discipline is diverse, dynamic, vibrant, ever-changing, exciting and fascinating. The Infectious Diseases specialists have a major contribution both to the successful outcome of the individual patient with an infectious episode and to public health on multiple levels. The involvement of infectious diseases specialist in complex infections has shown to reduce mortality by about 50%.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGlobal health governance and the commercial sector: a documentary analysis of tobacco company strategies to influence the WHO framework convention on tobacco control.
PLoS Med
November 2012
Centre for Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Background: In successfully negotiating the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), the World Health Organization (WHO) has led a significant innovation in global health governance, helping to transform international tobacco control. This article provides the first comprehensive review of the diverse campaign initiated by transnational tobacco corporations (TTCs) to try to undermine the proposed convention.
Methods And Findings: The article is primarily based on an analysis of internal tobacco industry documents made public through litigation, triangulated with data from official documentation relating to the FCTC process and websites of relevant organisations.
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