Towards understanding global patterns of antimicrobial use and resistance in neonatal sepsis: Insights from the NeoAMR network

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dc.contributor.authorLi, Graceen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBielicki, Julia Annaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-05T19:13:30Z
dc.date.available2022-04-05T19:13:30Z
dc.date.issued2019-08
dc.descriptionCITATION:Li G, Bielicki JA,Ahmed ASMNU, et al.Arch Dis Child Epub ahead of print: [please include DayMonth Year]. doi:10.1136/archdischild-2019-316816
dc.description.abstractObjective To gain an understanding of the variation in available resources and clinical practices between neonatal units (NNUs) in the low-income and middle-income country (LMIC) setting to inform the design of an observational study on the burden of unit-level antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Design A web-based survey using a REDCap database was circulated to NNUs participating in the Neonatal AMR research network. The survey included questions about NNU funding structure, size, admission rates, access to supportive therapies, empirical antimicrobial guidelines and period prevalence of neonatal blood culture isolates and their resistance patterns. Setting 39 NNUs from 12 countries. Patients Any neonate admitted to one of the participating NNUs. Interventions This was an observational cohort study. Results The number of live births per unit ranged from 513 to 27 700 over the 12-month study period, with the number of neonatal cots ranging from 12 to 110. The proportion of preterm admissions <32 weeks ranged from 0% to 19%, and the majority of units (26/39, 66%) use Essential Medicines List ‘Access’ antimicrobials as their first-line treatment in neonatal sepsis. Cephalosporin resistance rates in Gram-negative isolates ranged from 26% to 84%, and carbapenem resistance rates ranged from 0% to 81%. Glycopeptide resistance rates among Gram-positive isolates ranged from 0% to 45%. Conclusion AMR is already a significant issue in NNUs worldwide. The apparent burden of AMR in a given NNU in the LMIC setting can be influenced by a range of factors which will vary substantially between NNUs. These variations must be considered when designing interventions to improve neonatal mortality globally.en_ZA
dc.format.extent6 pages
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.1136/archdischild-2019-316816
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/124416
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.provenanceARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD
dc.provenanceOpen Access
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dc.subjectglobal patternsen_ZA
dc.subjectantimicrobialen_ZA
dc.subjectneonatal sepsisen_ZA
dc.subjectNeoAMR networken_ZA
dc.titleTowards understanding global patterns of antimicrobial use and resistance in neonatal sepsis: Insights from the NeoAMR networken_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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