AMR Control 2016
ONLINE EDITION
Contents
Contents
05 Introduction Jean Carlet Government engagement – PDF [wpfa icon=”fa-download”] Online [wpfa icon=”fa-external-link”]
08 The French approach to fighting antibiotic resistance: A constant and coordinated effort since 2000
Jean Carlet, Anne-Claude Crémieux, Christian Brun-Buisson, Patrick Dehaumont, Benoit Schlemmer and Benoit Vallet PDF [wpfa icon=”fa-download”] Online [wpfa icon=”fa-external-link”]
15 “Is that all?” Very little investment needed to save US$ 100 trillion in AMR costs! An interview with Lord Jim O’Neill PDF [wpfa icon=”fa-download”] Online [wpfa icon=”fa-external-link”]
19 National strategies for the control of antimicrobial resistance: The Hellenic challenge
Flora Kontopidou PDF [wpfa icon=”fa-download”] Online [wpfa icon=”fa-external-link”]
Rational use of antibiotics
24 The global definition of responsible antibiotic use: The DRIVE-AB project
Stephan Harbarth, Benedikt Huttner and Veronica Zanichelli PDF [wpfa icon=”fa-download”] Online [wpfa icon=”fa-external-link”]
27 The global definition of responsible antibiotic use: Three highlights
Inge Gyssens and Annelie Monnier PDF [wpfa icon=”fa-download”] Online [wpfa icon=”fa-external-link”]
31 The evolution of the Global Antibiotic Resistance Partnership
Hellen Gelband PDF [wpfa icon=”fa-download”] Online [wpfa icon=”fa-external-link”]
Diagnostics
34 SPONSORED FEATURE: biomérieux
Diagnostics come of age to combat antimicrobial resistance Marie-Françoise Gros PDF [wpfa icon=”fa-download”] Online [wpfa icon=”fa-external-link”]
35 Medical value of rapid MRSA/SA screening in emergency surgery
Anne Dubouix-Bourandy PDF [wpfa icon=”fa-download”] Online [wpfa icon=”fa-external-link”]
38 SPONSORED FEATURE: Visiomed Augmented medicine for all
Fabienne Ostermeyer PDF [wpfa icon=”fa-download”] Online [wpfa icon=”fa-external-link”]
40 Diagnostic innovation for antimicrobial resistance
Rosanna W Peeling and Debrah I Boeras PDF [wpfa icon=”fa-download”] Online [wpfa icon=”fa-external-link”]
AMR and Tuberculosis
46 Gearing up to end tuberculosis: A model for tackling antimicrobial resistance?
Mario C Raviglione PDF [wpfa icon=”fa-download”] Online [wpfa icon=”fa-external-link”]
52 Kenya’s adoption of an electronic tuberculosis surveillance system
Joseph Sitienei PDF [wpfa icon=”fa-download”] Online [wpfa icon=”fa-external-link”]
Infection prevention and control
56 The role of a global hand hygiene programme in supporting infection prevention and antimicrobial resistance control
Claire Kilpatrick and Didier Pittet PDF [wpfa icon=”fa-download”] Online [wpfa icon=”fa-external-link”]
61 In the era of antimicrobial resistance, safety-engineered injection devices can decrease the burden on countries’ healthcare systems
Arshad Altaf, Selma Khamissi and Assad Hafeez PDF [wpfa icon=”fa-download”] Online [wpfa icon=”fa-external-link”]
65 The role of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in healthcare settings to reduce transmission of antimicrobial resistance
Rochelle Rainey and Merri Weinger PDF [wpfa icon=”fa-download”] Online [wpfa icon=”fa-external-link”]
69 Hospital cleaning, a key element to prevent cross-transmission and amplification of antimicrobial-resistant disease outbreaks
Sandra Malavaud PDF [wpfa icon=”fa-download”] Online [wpfa icon=”fa-external-link”]
75 Protecting patients with HIV from antimicrobial-resistant organisms
Nigel Livesley PDF [wpfa icon=”fa-download”] Online [wpfa icon=”fa-external-link”]
R&D innovation
80 Strengthening research and innovation to address the challenge of antimicrobial resistance
Soumya Swaminathan and Kamini Walia PDF [wpfa icon=”fa-download”] Online [wpfa icon=”fa-external-link”]
86 SPONSORED FEATURE: Johnson & Johnson
More shots on goal: Towards an innovation ecosystem sufficient for the fight against antimicrobial resistance
Adrian Thomas and Jaak Peeters PDF [wpfa icon=”fa-download”] Online [wpfa icon=”fa-external-link”]
89 Bacteriophage therapy: Current hurdles to successful drug development
Eric Pelfrene, Zigmars Sebris, Ana Cavaleiro Sanches and Marco Cavaleri PDF [wpfa icon=”fa-download”] Online [wpfa icon=”fa-external-link”]
92 pCure:Targeting plasmids to reduce the burden of antibiotic resistance
Alessandro M Lazdins, Claire E Miller, Mark A Webber and Christopher M Thomas PDF [wpfa icon=”fa-download”] Online [wpfa icon=”fa-external-link”]
97 Antibiotics from nature: Traditional medicine as a source of new solutions for combating antimicrobial resistance
Cassandra L Quave PDF [wpfa icon=”fa-download”] Online [wpfa icon=”fa-external-link”]
AMR and ICT
104 African countries facing AMR: The input of e-Health and digital high technology
Franck Mansour Adéoti, Hyppolite Agboton, Serge Coffié, Joseph Boguifo, Mireille Dosso, Stanislas Sansan Kambou, Patrick Ismaila Mbengue, François Teboul and Félix Boa Yapois PDF [wpfa icon=”fa-download”] Online [wpfa icon=”fa-external-link”]
AMR in food, water and the environment
110 The spread of antimicrobial resistance through the food chain and the contribution of the WHO AGISAR expert group to its control
Awa Aidara-Kane and Antoine Andremont PDF [wpfa icon=”fa-download”] Online [wpfa icon=”fa-external-link”]
116 Risk assessment and risk management of antimicrobial resistance in the environment
Ana Maria de Roda Husman and D G Joakim Larsson PDF [wpfa icon=”fa-download”] Online [wpfa icon=”fa-external-link”]
120 Antibiotics and resistance genes in wastewater treatment plants
Tong Zhang PDF [wpfa icon=”fa-download”] Online [wpfa icon=”fa-external-link”]
APPENDIX
126 World Alliance Against Antibiotic Resistance PDF [wpfa icon=”fa-download”] Online [wpfa icon=”fa-external-link”]
128 Acknowledgements
