Fighting antimicrobial resistance in a resource-limited setting: an integrated approach to infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship is the ‘best buy’
The compounding problem of healthcare-associated infections (HAI) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) remains a global health concern as they prolong hospital stays, increase healthcare costs, and cause long-term disability and avoidable deaths [1]. Of the 1.27 global bacterial AMR deaths in 2019, 63.5% were due to HAI [2]. A recent report estimated that there are 136 million healthcare-associated AMR infections annually [3]. Sub-Saharan African countries bear the highest burden attributable to bacterial AMR [4].
Authors
- Landry Kabego (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1762-8550)
- Ibrahim Franklyn Kamara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1454-4650)
- Sulaiman Lakoh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7639-0004)
- Sia Morenike Tengbe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7287-4426)
- Rugiatu Z. Kamara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3031-2748)
- Bobson Derrick Fofanah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3276-8949)
- Robert Musoke
Institutions
- World Health Organization - Pakistan (PK)
- University of Sierra Leone (SL)
- Ministry of Health (LA)
- World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (CG)
- Ministry of Health (BB)
- Sierra Leone Urban Research Centre (SL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Hospital Infection
- Published
- 2025-05-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2025.02.023
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.52