Increasing trends of antibiotic resistance in Uganda: analysis of the national antimicrobial resistance surveillance data, 2018–2021
The study highlights a concerning increase in antibiotic resistance rates over four years, with significant increase in resistance observed across different classes of antibiotics for both gram-positive and gram-negative organisms. This increased antibiotic resistance, particularly to commonly used antibiotics like ceftriaxone and ciprofloxacin, makes adhering to the WHO's Access, Watch, and Reserve (AWaRe) category even more critical. It also emphasizes how important it is to guard against the growing threat of antibiotic resistance by appropriately using medicines, especially those that are marked for "Watch" or "Reserve."
Authors
- Susan Nabadda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2357-2530)
- Mackline Ninsiima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1081-3124)
- Alex Riolexus Ario (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3560-1952)
- Brian Agaba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5194-4377)
- Grace Najjuka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6689-1502)
- Caroline Achola (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4748-5102)
- Fred Monje (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8786-2695)
- Rebecca Akunzirwe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7191-4318)
- Mercy Wendy Wanyana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5276-485X)
- Thomas Kiggundu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9020-256X)
- Jane Frances Zalwango (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2570-1025)
- Richard Migisha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1709-9521)
- Paul Edward Okello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2573-8787)
- Peter Chris Kawungezi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2784-3687)
- Patrick King (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4153-0600)
- Ibrahim Mugerwa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4462-2867)
- Benon Kwesiga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0400-8635)
- Brenda Nakafeero Simbwa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1221-7197)
- Daniel Kadobera
- Zainah Kabami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3416-4111)
- Lilian Bulage (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4027-5485)
- Helen Nelly Naiga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7514-1085)
- Marie Gorreti Zalwango
- Saudah K. Namubiru (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6508-4327)
- Rita Namusosa
- Atuhaire D Winfred (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0215-2764)
Institutions
- Ministry of Health (UG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-09-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-09806-y
- Citations
- 15
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.47