ReviewAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Laboratory Surveillance, Quality Management, and Its Role in Addressing Antimicrobial Resistance in Africa: A Narrative Review.
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- The use of WHONET for antimicrobial resistance surveillance: a systematic review.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Pooled it
- Progress on implementing the WHO-GLASS recommendations on priority pathogen-antibiotic sensitivity testing in Africa: AWellcome open research · 2024Pooled it
- Antimicrobial Stewardship, Laboratory Surveillance, and Quality Management in Africa: A Narrative Review of Challenges and Opportunities for Integrated AMR Control.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Antimicrobial resistance landscape in Africa: Perspectives from the World Health Organization GLASS report 2025.IJID regions · 2026Review
- The future of diagnostics in Africa.Nature medicine · 2026Review
- Assessing the antimicrobial resistance testing capacity of public and private veterinary laboratories in Kenya.One health outlook · 2026Article
- The colistin resistance pandemic: A dual threat from plasmid-encoded mobilised colistin resistance genes and chromosomal mutations.African journal of laboratory medicine · 2026Review
- 8 years of strengthening AMR response capacity in the WHO African region (2017-2024): progress in antimicrobial consumption monitoring, surveillance and laboratory capacity.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- Using GIS Dashboards to highlight AMR data disparities in Africa for Policy, Research, and Public Health.PloS one · 2026Article
- Mortality burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in East Africa: pooled analysis of modelled estimates.Tropical medicine and health · 2025Article
- Laboratory epidemiology ofOne health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2025Article
- Diagnostic Stewardship Trends and Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles of Bacteria Isolated in Zambia: A Five-Year Retrospective Study (2020-2024).Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Drinking Water Across Twelve Regions of Ghana: Strengthening Evidence for National Surveillance.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2025Article
- Environmental Antimicrobial Resistance: Key Drivers, Hotspots, Innovative Strategies, and Challenges in the Fight Against Superbugs.MicrobiologyOpen · 2025Review
- Strengthening antimicrobial resistance diagnostics in National Reference Laboratories across One Health in South and Southeast Asia: impact of external quality assessment and targeted follow-up.The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy · 2025Article
- Point-Prevalence Survey of Antimicrobial Use in Benin Hospitals: The Need for Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Survey of clinical microbiology and infectious disease testing capabilities among institutions in Africa.American journal of clinical pathology · 2025Article
- Importance of diversity and representation in science: benefits towards strengthening our response to global challenges.npj antimicrobials and resistance · 2025Article
- Piloting an Information and Communication Technology Tool to Help Addressing the Challenge of Antimicrobial Resistance in Low-Income Countries.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Frontiers in superbug management: innovating approaches to combat antimicrobial resistance.Archives of microbiology · 2025Review
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Abstract
AMR is a major public health concern that calls for extensive work and a multidisciplinary team approach. The high prevalence of infectious diseases in African nations leads to widespread antibiotic usage and eventual antimicrobial resistance, which has significant negative effects on people's health, the economy, and society. Additionally, inadequate or nonexistent antimicrobial drug regulations, inappropriate prescription practices, and restrictions on public health prevention initiatives such as immunization, water and sanitation, and sexual health may all contribute to the emergence of AMR. Despite the need for laboratory quality assurance, many African laboratories confront substantial difficulties in implementing efficient quality assurance programs. AMR surveillance in Africa is hampered by a lack of laboratory capacity, insufficient data collection and analysis, and poor stakeholder collaboration. Several initiatives and programs, including the World Health Organization's Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS), the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Network (AMRSNET), and the Fleming Fund, a UK government initiative aimed at tackling AMR in low- and middle-income countries, have been established to strengthen AMR surveillance in Africa and globally.
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