Antimicrobial stewardship challenges at a referral Hospital in Western Kenya: insights from a Kakamega–Cambridge health partnership
There is a high use of antibiotics, but a weakness in AMR monitoring at KCTRH. Better use of laboratory testing (AMR profiles for infecting bacteria, etc) is recommended as the best way to improve patient management and deployment of antibiotics.
Authors
- Peter Kuloba Nyongesa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6104-2453)
- Christine Wanjala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6200-5278)
- R Omedo
- Roselyne Asiko Abwalaba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6165-9579)
- Anthony Wawire Sifuna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9870-2494)
- Sarah Kindiki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0656-0933)
- Cristiano Serra
- Martin Welch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8712-8653)
- Rose Malaba
- Evelyn Brealey
- Lucy Mandillah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1020-8916)
- Bobbak Rabiei
- Bonface Nyumbile
- Lindsey Olima
- Frida Njeru
- Nicholas Nyabera Mogoi
Institutions
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- Cambridge School (PT)
- Bridge University (SS)
- Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- County Hospital (GB)
- Addenbrooke's Hospital (GB)
- Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (KE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2026-01-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1731706
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00