Enhancing antimicrobial resistance surveillance and research: a systematic scoping review on the possibilities, yield and methods of data linkage studies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Surveillance data on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) determinants such as antibiotic use, prevalence of AMR, antimicrobial stewardship, and infection prevention and control are mostly analysed and reported separately, although they are inextricably linked to each other. The impact of surveillance and research can be enhanced by linking these data. This systematic scoping review aims to summarize the studies that link AMR data and evaluate whether they yield new results, implications, or recommendations for practice.

Methods

For this review, data linkage is defined as the process of linking records, from at least two independent data sources on either (I) at least two AMR determinants or (II) one AMR determinant and one or more general population characteristics. Da

SUBMITTER: van Kessel SAM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11954275 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature