Disease burden, associated mortality and economic impact of antimicrobial resistant infections in Australia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The growing spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is accepted as a threat to humans, animals and the environment. This threat is considered to be both country specific and global, with bacteria resistant to antibiotic treatment geographically dispersed. Despite this, we have very few Australian estimates available that use national surveillance data supplemented with measures of risk, to generate reliable and actionable measures of AMR impact. These data are essential to direct policies and programs and support equitable healthcare resource utilisation. Importantly, such data can lead to implementation of programs to improved morbidity and mortality of patients with a resistant infection.

Methods

Using data from a previous case-cohort study, we estimated the AM

SUBMITTER: Wozniak TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9271974 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature