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ReviewBiological procedures online2022

Combating the menace of antimicrobial resistance in Africa: a review on stewardship, surveillance and diagnostic strategies.

Bashar Haruna Gulumbe, Usman Abubakar Haruna, Joseph Almazan, Ibrahim Haruna Ibrahim, Abdullahi Adamu Faggo, Abbas Yusuf Bazata

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Review in Biological procedures online, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 61 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Bashar Haruna GulumbeDepartment of Microbiology, Federal University Birnin Kebbi, Kalgo, Kebbi State, Nigeria. bashar.haruna@fubk.edu.ng.
Usman Abubakar HarunaDepartment of Medicine, Nazarbayev University School Medicine, Nursultan, Kazakhstan.
Joseph AlmazanDepartment of Medicine, Nazarbayev University School Medicine, Nursultan, Kazakhstan.
Ibrahim Haruna IbrahimResearch Center for Cancer Biology, Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung City, 406040, Taiwan.
Abdullahi Adamu FaggoDepartment of Microbiology, Bauchi State University, Gadau, Bauchi State, Nigeria.
Abbas Yusuf BazataDepartment of Microbiology, Federal University Birnin Kebbi, Kalgo, Kebbi State, Nigeria.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The emergence of antibiotic-resistant pathogens has threatened not only our ability to deal with common infectious diseases but also the management of life-threatening complications. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) remains a significant threat in both industrialized and developing countries alike. In Africa, though, poor clinical care, indiscriminate antibiotic use, lack of robust AMR surveillance programs, lack of proper regulations and the burden of communicable diseases are factors aggravating the problem of AMR. In order to effectively address the challenge of AMR, antimicrobial stewardship programs, solid AMR surveillance systems to monitor the trend of resistance, as well as robust, affordable and rapid diagnostic tools which generate data that informs decision-making, have been demonstrated to be effective. However, we have identified a significant knowledge gap in the area of the application of fast and affordable diagnostic tools, surveillance, and stewardship programs in Africa. Therefore, we set out to provide up-to-date information in these areas. We discussed available hospital-based stewardship initiatives in addition to the role of governmental and non-governmental organizations. Finally, we have reviewed the application of various phenotypic and molecular AMR detection tools in both research and routine laboratory settings in Africa, deployment challenges and the efficiency of these methods.

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AfricaAMR detectionAMR surveillanceAntibiotic susceptibility testingDiagnosticsStewardship

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PMID36424530
PMCPMC9685880

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