Changes in Antibiotic Use and Disruptions to Antimicrobial Resistance Detection in South Africa and Uganda, 2019 - 2020

• Main Authors: Amara Fazal (Author), Elizabeth Bancroft (Author), Kieran Hartsough (Author), Cherie Cawood (Author), Patrick Kazooba (Author), George Upenytho (Author), Edward Bitarakwate (Author), Rhoderick Machekano (Author), Carolyn Herzig (Author), Godfrey Woelk (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted routine health services worldwide, including systems to detect antimicrobial resistance (AR). AR is a mounting global health threat with some studies showing the highest mortality rate from AR infection is in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Antibiotic use is a m...