ReviewEmerging microbes & infections2015
Strategic measures for the control of surging antimicrobial resistance in Hong Kong and mainland of China.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Clinical practice guidelines for the provision of renal service in Hong Kong: Infection Control in Renal Service.Nephrology (Carlton, Vic.) · 2019Guideline
- Role of Hand Hygiene Ambassador and Implementation of Directly Observed Hand Hygiene Among Residents in Residential Care Homes for the Elderly in Hong Kong.Infection control and hospital epidemiology · 2018Trial
- Canine Pyoderma and Otitis Externa: A Retrospective Analysis of Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Carriage in Hong Kong.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Predictive Value of Direct Disk Diffusion Testing from Positive Blood Cultures for Detection of Antimicrobial Nonsusceptibility.Microorganisms · 2025Article
- Antibiotic Use in Livestock and Environmental Antibiotic Resistance: A Narrative Review.Environmental health insights · 2025Review
- Retrospective analysis of antimicrobial resistance in bacterial pathogens from pet rabbits in Hong Kong, 2019-2022.Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc · 2024Article
- Identifying the most at-risk age-group and longitudinal trends of drug allergy labeling amongst 7.3 million individuals in Hong Kong.BMC medicine · 2024Article
- Control of Healthcare-Associated Carbapenem-ResistantAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- The use of multi-pronged screening strategy to understand the epidemiology of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Hong Kong: transition from epidemic to endemic setting.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2021Article
- Characterization of a Novel NDM-5-Harboring Plasmid from a Carbapenem-ResistantInfection and drug resistance · 2020Article
- Beta-lactam allergy in Chinese patients and factors predicting genuine allergy.The World Allergy Organization journal · 2019Article
- Uncoupled Quorum Sensing Modulates the Interplay of Virulence and Resistance in a Multidrug-Resistant ClinicalAntimicrobial agents and chemotherapy · 2019Article
- Antimicrobial Activity of Omadacycline Tested against Clinical Bacterial Isolates from Hospitals in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan: Results from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program (2013 to 2016).Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy · 2019Article
- Antimicrobial Resistance, Virulence Determinants, and Biofilm Formation ofFrontiers in microbiology · 2019Article
- High incidence of multidrug-resistantInfection and drug resistance · 2019Article
- Control of Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae: Beyond the Hospital.EClinicalMedicine · 2018Article
- Rapid rise of the ESBL and mcr-1 genes in Escherichia coli of chicken origin in China, 2008-2014.Emerging microbes & infections · 2018Article
- Rapid Detection of Carbapenemase Production in Enterobacteriaceae by Use of a Modified Paper Strip Carba NP Method.Journal of clinical microbiology · 2018Article
- Plectranthus amboinicus essential oil and carvacrol bioactive against planktonic and biofilm of oxacillin- and vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2017Article
- Antibiotic Resistant Superbugs: Assessment of the Interrelationship of Occurrence in Clinical Settings and Environmental Niches.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2016Review
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Abstract
Antimicrobial-resistant bacteria are either highly prevalent or increasing rapidly in Hong Kong and China. Treatment options for these bacteria are generally limited, less effective and more expensive. The emergence and dynamics of antimicrobial resistance genes in bacteria circulating between animals, the environment and humans are not entirely known. Nonetheless, selective pressure by antibiotics on the microbiomes of animal and human, and their associated environments (especially farms and healthcare institutions), sewage systems and soil are likely to confer survival advantages upon bacteria with antimicrobial-resistance genes, which may be further disseminated through plasmids or transposons with integrons. Therefore, antibiotic use must be tightly regulated to eliminate such selective pressure, including the illegalization of antibiotics as growth promoters in animal feed and regulation of antibiotic use in veterinary practice and human medicine. Heightened awareness of infection control measures to reduce the risk of acquiring resistant bacteria is essential, especially during antimicrobial use or institutionalization in healthcare facilities. The transmission cycle must be interrupted by proper hand hygiene, environmental cleaning, avoidance of undercooked or raw food and compliance with infection control measures by healthcare workers, visitors and patients, especially during treatment with antibiotics. In addition to these routine measures, proactive microbiological screening of hospitalized patients with risk factors for carrying resistant bacteria, including history of travel to endemic countries, transfer from other hospitals, and prolonged hospitalization; directly observed hand hygiene before oral intake of drugs, food and drinks; and targeted disinfection of high-touch or mutual-touch items, such as bed rails and bed curtains, are important. Transparency of surveillance data from each institute for public scrutiny provides an incentive for controlling antimicrobial resistance in healthcare settings at an administrative level.
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