EPI-Net One Health reporting guideline for antimicrobial consumption and resistance surveillance data: a Delphi approach.

ABSTRACT: Strategic and standardised approaches to analysis and reporting of surveillance data are essential to inform antimicrobial resistance (AMR) mitigation measures, including antibiotic policies. Targeted guidance on linking full-scale AMR and antimicrobial consumption (AMC)/antimicrobial residues (AR) surveillance data from the human, animal, and environmental sectors is currently needed. This paper describes the initiative whereby a multidisciplinary panel of experts (56 from 20 countries-52 high income, 4 upper middle or lower income), representing all three sectors, elaborated proposals for structuring and reporting full-scale AMR and AMC/AR surveillance data across the three sectors. An evidence-supported, modified Delphi approach was adopted to reach consensus among the experts for disse

SUBMITTER: Babu Rajendran N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9989632 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature