Independent Monitoring Board of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (Twelfth Report: October 2015)
Data Collection: Recommended Surgical and Anaesthesia Care Indicators
16-17 march 2015, Geneva, Switzerland
Meeting report
The infectious disease burden in India is among the highest in the world. A large amount of antibiot-ics are consumed in fighting infections, some of them saving lives, but every use adding to antibiotic resistance in bacteria. Antibiotic use is increasing steadily (table 1), particularly ... certain antibiotic classes (beta-lactam antibacterials), most notably in the more prosperous states. Resistance follows in lock-step.
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Further analysis of the Nepal Demographic and Health Surveys, 2001-2011
National action plans on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) often overlook the critical intersection of gender, despite evidence that exposure and susceptibility to infection, health-seeking behaviours, as well as antimicrobial prescribing and use patterns are all influenced by gender.