An overview of antimicrobial resistance surveillance among healthcare-associated pathogens in South Africa

Healthcare-associated infections are a serious public health concern resulting in morbidity and mortality particularly in developing countries. The lack of information from Africa, the increasing rates of antimicrobial resistance and the emergence of new resistance mechanisms intensifies this concer...

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Published in:African journal of laboratory medicine 2018, Vol.7 (2), p.1-6
Main Authors: Singh-Moodley, Ashika, Perovic, Olga, Ismail, Husna
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antimicrobial agents
Chemotherapy
Computerized physician order entry
Developing countries
Drug resistance
Health facilities
healthcare associated pathogens
Hospitals
Laboratories
LDCs
Medical Laboratory Technology
Pathogens
Public health
Review
South Africa
Staphylococcus infections
Streptococcus infections
surveillance
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Summary:Healthcare-associated infections are a serious public health concern resulting in morbidity and mortality particularly in developing countries. The lack of information from Africa, the increasing rates of antimicrobial resistance and the emergence of new resistance mechanisms intensifies this concern warranting the need for vigorous standardised surveillance platforms that produce reliable and accurate data which can be used for addressing these concerns. The implementation of national treatment guidelines, policies, antimicrobial stewardship programmes and infection prevention and control practices within healthcare institutions require a platform from which it can draw information and direct its approach. In this review, the importance of standardised surveillance systems, the challenges faced in the application of a surveillance system and the condition (existence and nonexistence) of such systems in African countries is discussed. This review also reports on some South African data.
ISSN:2225-2002
2225-2010
2225-2010
DOI:10.4102/ajlm.v7i2.741