Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance in the ECOWAS Region: Setting the Scene for Critical Interventions Needed

• Published in: Antibiotics (Basel) Vol. 13; no. 7; p. 627
• Main Authors: Aboushady, Ahmed Taha, Manigart, Olivier, Sow, Abdourahmane, Fuller, Walter, Ouedraogo, Abdoul-Salam, Ebruke, Chinelo, Babin, François-Xavier, Gahimbare, Laetitia, Sombié, Issiaka, Stelling, John
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 01.07.2024
• Subjects: Analysis; Antibiotics; Antimicrobial agents; Antimicrobial resistance; Bacterial infections; Capacity development; COVID-19; Data analysis; Data management; Decision making; Drug resistance; Drug resistance in microorganisms; ECOWAS; Endorsements; Enrollments; Health aspects; infectious diseases; Information management; International organizations; Laboratories; Methicillin; Morbidity; Pandemics; Public health; Reagents; Self evaluation; Staphylococcus infections; surveillance; Surveillance systems; Surveys; West Africa; Sub-Saharan Africa; Guinea Bissau; West Africa; Africa; ECOWAS; surveillance; antimicrobial resistance; West Africa; infectious diseases

Antimicrobial resistance poses a significant challenge to public health globally, leading to increased morbidity and mortality. AMR surveillance involves the systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of data on the occurrence and distribution of AMR in humans, animals, and the environment...