What is the appropriate antimicrobial use surveillance tool at the health facility level for Uganda and other low- and middle-income countries?

Waswa, JP; Kiggundu, Reuben; Konduri, Niranjan; Kasujja, Hassan; Lawry, Lynn; Joshi, Mohan P

doi:10.1016/j.jgar.2023.07.003

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“…Despite persistent efforts to establish antimicrobial use surveillance programs in many Low-and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), accessible data are still inadequate. The data used for antimicrobial stewardship programs implemented in Africa for continuous quality improvement is largely obtained from global AMR control initiatives [7]. These may vary from one country to another as a result of the different methodologies and tools used [3,7].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Quality of Data Recording and Antimicrobial Use in a Municipal Veterinary Clinic in Ghana

Kubasari,

Adeapena,

Najjemba

et al. 2023

TropicalMed

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The recording of antimicrobial use data is critical for the development of interventions for the containment of antimicrobial resistance. This cross-sectional study assessed whether dissemination activities and recommendations made after an operational research (OR) study in 2021 resulted in better data recording and improved the use of antimicrobials in a rural veterinary clinic. Routinely collected data from treatment record books were compared between 2013 and 2019 (pre-OR) and from July 2021 to April 2023 (post-OR). The most common animals presenting for care in the the pre – and post OR periods were dogs (369 and 206, respectively). Overall, antimicrobial use in animals increased from 53% to 77% between the two periods. Tetracycline was the most commonly used antimicrobial (99%) during the pre-OR period, while Penicillin-Streptomycin was the most commonly used antimicrobial (65%) during the post-OR period. All animals that received care at the clinic were documented in the register during both periods. Whereas the diagnosis was documented in 269 (90%) animals in the post-OR period compared to 242 (47%) in the pre-OR period, the routes and dosages were not adequately recorded during the both periods. Therefore, the quality of data recording was still deficient despite the dissemination and the recommendations made to some key stakeholders. Recommendations are made for a standardized antimicrobial reporting tool, refresher training, and continuous supervisory visits to the clinic.

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confidence: 99%

“…The data used for antimicrobial stewardship programs implemented in Africa for continuous quality improvement is largely obtained from global AMR control initiatives [7]. These may vary from one country to another as a result of the different methodologies and tools used [3,7].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%