An assessment of antimicrobial resistance national action plans and their impact on antibiotic use
Countries with higher quality AMR NAPs exhibit more appropriate use of essential antibiotics overall and less inappropriate utilisation of azithromycin during the COVID-19 pandemic compared with those with no or low-scoring plans. Well-developed AMR NAPs may be a useful policy tool to promote more judicious antibiotic use globally.
Authors
- Emily O’Neill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8071-7997)
- Irene Papanicolas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8000-3185)
- Jintao Wei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4514-9967)
- Sara Machado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9287-8165)
- Omar Galárraga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9985-9266)
Institutions
- Rhode Island Department of Health (US)
- Brown University (US)
- London School of Economics and Political Science (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Global Health
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2025-020536
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.52
Funders
- Commonwealth Fund
- Brown University
- National Institutes of Health