Surveillance strategies using routine microbiology for antimicrobial resistance in low- and middle-income countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Routine microbiology results are a valuable source of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance data in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) as well as in high-income countries. Different approaches and strategies are used to generate AMR surveillance data.

Objectives

We aimed to review strategies for AMR surveillance using routine microbiology results in LMICs and to highlight areas that need support to generate high-quality AMR data.

Sources

We searched PubMed for papers that used routine microbiology to describe the epidemiology of AMR and drug-resistant infections in LMICs. We also included papers that, from our perspective, were critical in highlighting the biases and challenges or employed specific strategies to overcome these in reporting AMR s

SUBMITTER: Lim C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7613529 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature