Dimensions of poverty as risk factors for antimicrobial resistant organisms in Canada: a structured narrative review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Few studies have assessed the relationship between poverty and the risk of infection with antimicrobial resistant organisms (AROs). We sought to identify, appraise, and synthesize the available published Canadian literature that analyzes living in poverty and risk of AROs.

Methods

A structured narrative review methodology was used, including a systematic search of three databases: MedLINE, EMBASE and Web of Science for articles pertaining to poverty, and infection with AROs in Canada between 1990 and 2020. Poverty was broadly defined to include economic measures and associated social determinants of health. Based on inclusion and exclusion criteria, there were 889 initial articles, and 43 included in the final review. The final articles were extracted using a stan

SUBMITTER: King T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8785485 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature