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ReviewArchives of microbiology2024

An insights into emerging trends to control the threats of antimicrobial resistance (AMR): an address to public health risks.

Ayesha Asghar, Aneeza Khalid, Zulqarnain Baqar, Nazim Hussain, Muhammad Zafar Saleem, Sairash, Komal Rizwan

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Review in Archives of microbiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
14citing papers in PubMed
11.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Ayesha AsgharSchool of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of the Punjab, Quaid-E-Azam Campus, Lahore, Pakistan.
Aneeza KhalidSchool of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of the Punjab, Quaid-E-Azam Campus, Lahore, Pakistan.
Zulqarnain BaqarDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
Nazim HussainCentre for Applied Molecular Biology (CAMB), University of the Punjab, Quaid-E-Azam Campus, Lahore, Pakistan. nazim.camb@pu.edu.pk.
Muhammad Zafar SaleemCentre for Applied Molecular Biology (CAMB), University of the Punjab, Quaid-E-Azam Campus, Lahore, Pakistan.
SairashFaculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
Komal RizwanDepartment of Chemistry, University of Sahiwal, Sahiwal, 57000, Pakistan. Komal.rizwan45@yahoo.com.
University of the Punjab · PKChulalongkorn University · THCity University of Hong Kong · HKNamal College · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Antimicrobial agents are used to treat microbial ailments, but increased use of antibiotics and exposure to infections in healthcare facilities and hospitals as well as the excessive and inappropriate use of antibiotics at the society level lead to the emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is considered a public health concern and has rendered the treatment of different infections more challenging. The bacterial strains develop resistance against antimicrobial agents by limiting intracellular drug accumulation (increasing efflux or decreasing influx of antibiotics), modification and inactivation of drugs and its targets, enzymatic inhibition, and biofilm formation. However, the driving factors of AMR include the sociocultural and economic circumstances of a country, the use of falsified and substandard medicines, the use of antibiotics in farm animals, and food processing technologies. These factors make AMR one of the major menaces faced by mankind. In order to promote reciprocal learning, this article summarizes the current AMR situation in Pakistan and how it interacts with the health issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic aids in illuminating the possible long-term impacts of AMR, which are less immediate but not less severe since their measures and effects are equivalent. Impact on other sectors, including the health industry, the economy, and trade are also discussed. We conclude by summarizing the several approaches that could be used to address this issue.

Indexed as

Anti-Bacterial AgentsCOVID-19AnimalsDrug Resistance, BacterialHumansPandemicsPublic HealthAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntibioticsAntimicrobial resistanceCOVID-19Enzymatic inhibitionMulti-drug resistance

Identifiers

PMID38252323
OpenAlexW4391100155

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