Using an Antibiogram Profile to Improve Infection Control and Rational Antimicrobial Therapy in an Urban Hospital in The Gambia, Strategies and Lessons for Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Using an Antibiogram Profile to Improve Infection Control and Rational Antimicrobial Therapy in an Urban Hospital in The Gambia, Strategies and Lessons for Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Antimicrobial resistance is a global health threat and efforts to mitigate it is warranted, thus the need for local antibiograms to improve stewardship. This study highlights the process that was used to develop an antibiogram to monitor resistance at a secondary-level health facility to aid empiric...

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Main Authors: Saffiatou Darboe, Ruel Mirasol, Babapelumi Adejuyigbe, Abdul Khalie Muhammad, Behzad Nadjm, Annabelle De St. Maurice, Tiffany L. Dogan, Buntung Ceesay, Solomon Umukoro, Uduak Okomo, Davis Nwakanma, Anna Roca, Ousman Secka, Karen Forrest, Omai B. Garner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-04-01
Series:Antibiotics
Subjects:
cumulative antibiogram
antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
infection prevention and control (IPC)
low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)
<i>Escherichia coli</i> (<i>E. coli</i>)
<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (<i>S. aureus</i>)
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/12/4/790

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