ArticleAntimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE2024
The challenges of implementing infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship programs in resource-constrained settings.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Antibiotic Stewardship in Pediatric Urinary Tract Infections: Current Evidence and Practical Strategies.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Whole-genome sequencing reveals high-risk ESBL and carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales on maternity ward surfaces in Cameroon.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- The WHO costing and budgeting tool for national action plans on antimicrobial resistance-a review and assessment of impact in Africa.JAC-antimicrobial resistance · 2026Article
- The Public Health Burden of Antimicrobial Resistance in Yemen: A Narrative Review.Health science reports · 2026Article
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- Antibiotic resistance inFrontiers in microbiology · 2026Review
- Antimicrobial resistance profiles and mortality rates in intensive care unit patients having central line associated blood stream infection: a temporal analysis.GMS hygiene and infection control · 2026Article
- Self-care strategies and interventions to address antimicrobial resistance: evidence review and recommendations for national programs, service providers, caregivers, and self-carers.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- Critical Gaps in Infection Prevention and Control in Somalia: Insights from the 2024 Nationwide Harmonized Health Facility Assessment Data.Infection and drug resistance · 2026Article
- Syndemics of Antimicrobial Resistance: Non-communicable Diseases, Social Deprivation, and the Rise of Multidrug-Resistant Infections.Infectious diseases and therapy · 2025Article
- Antibiotic Use Patterns at Jimma Medical Center in Southwest Ethiopia: A Call for Local Antibiogram-Guided Prescription.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Global landscape and professionalization of infection preventionist education: comparative insights and future directions.Frontiers in public health · 2025Review
- An antibiotic stewardship initiative focused on community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP) in outpatient clinics and urgent care centers: a 2023-2024 community health system experience.Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2025Article
- Evaluating infection prevention and control programs in Zambian hospitals using the WHO infection prevention and control assessment framework tool.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
The burden of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is disproportionately high in low and middle-income countries. Barriers to implementing effective antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention programs include the lack of a structural framework, consensus guidelines, educational opportunities, trained personnel, funding, and access to resources such as manpower, information technology, and diagnostics. Socioeconomic instability with supply chain interruptions, poor skilled staff retention, absence of mandates, and inadequate support to enforce existing policies further aggravates the situation. Failure to implement measures to tackle AMR and HAIs effectively will result in repercussions globally.
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