Drug-resistant bacterial infections: We need urgent action and investment that focus on the weakest link

Despite high mortality and morbidity, drug-resistant bacterial infections remain the forgotten pandemic. We argue for strengthening of diagnostics, WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene) and infection prevention and control to reduce drug-resistant infections, as an integral part of sustainable high-...

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Autores principales: Dolecek, Christiane, Shakoor, Sadia, Basnyat, Buddha, Okwor, Tochi, Sartorius, Benn
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2022
Materias:
Perspective
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9710749/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36383561
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001903
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Sumario:Despite high mortality and morbidity, drug-resistant bacterial infections remain the forgotten pandemic. We argue for strengthening of diagnostics, WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene) and infection prevention and control to reduce drug-resistant infections, as an integral part of sustainable high-quality health services, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.

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