• español
    • English
    • português
  • English 
    • español
    • English
    • português
  • IRIS PAHO Home
  • PAHO website
  • Indexes
  • All Collections
  • About IRIS
  • Institutional Memory
  • Our Newsletter
  • Contact
JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.
View Item 
  •   IRIS PAHO Home
  • 1.PAHO Headquarters / Sede de la OPS
  • Publications / Publicaciones
  • General Publications / Publicaciones Generales
  • View Item
  •   IRIS PAHO Home
  • 1.PAHO Headquarters / Sede de la OPS
  • Publications / Publicaciones
  • General Publications / Publicaciones Generales
  • View Item

Recommendations for Implementing Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean: Manual for Public Health Decision-Makers

Thumbnail
View/Open
English; 144 pages (33.65Mb)

Date
2018
ISBN
978-92-75-12040-8
DOI
https://doi.org/10.37774/9789275120408
Author
Pan American Health Organization
Florida International University
Metadata
Show full item record
Abstract
As a public good, antimicrobial medicines require rational use if their effectiveness is to be preserved. However, up to 50% of antibiotic use is inappropriate, adding considerable costs to patient care, and increasing morbidity and mortality. In addition, there is compelling evidence that antimicrobial resistance is driven by the volume of antimicrobial agents used. High rates of antimicrobial resistance to common treatments are currently reported all over the world, both in health care settings and in the community. For over two decades, the Region of the Americas has been a pioneer in confronting antimicrobial resistance from a public health perspective. However, those efforts need to be stepped up if we are to have an impact on antimicrobial resistance and want to quantify said impact.
Subject
Antimicrobial Stewardship; Public Health; Antibiotic Prophylaxis; Pharmacy; Latin America; Caribbean Region
Category of PAHO Strategic Plan 2014-2019
Cat 1. Communicable Diseases
URI
https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/49645
Citation
Pan American Health Organization.Florida International University. Recommendations for Implementing Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean: Manual for Public Health Decision-Makers. Washington, D.C.: PAHO, FIU; 2018.
Collections
  • General Publications / Publicaciones Generales

Related items

Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.

  • Thumbnail

    Socioeconomic factors associated with antimicrobial resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, and Escherichia coli in Chilean hospitals (2008–2017) 

    Allel, Kasim; García, Patricia; Labarca, Jaime; Munita, José M.; Rendic, Magdalena; Undurraga, Eduardo A.; Grupo Colaborativo de Resistencia Bacteriana (2020-09-23)
    [ABSTRACT]. Objective. To identify socioeconomic factors associated with antimicrobial resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, and Escherichia coli in Chilean hospitals (2008–2017). Methods. We reviewed ...
  • Thumbnail

    Antimicrobial profile of Acinetobacter baumannii at a tertiary hospital in Honduras: a cross-sectional analysis 

    Zuniga-Moya, Julio Cesar; Caballero, Clerk Annette; Loucel-Linares, Mariela; Benitez, Mayra Jazmin; Zambrano-Garcia, Edoardo; Fajardo, Lidice Vanesa; Paz, Julissa Stephanie; Bejarano, Suyapa A.; Barrueto Saavedra, Emilio; Romero, Luis Enrique (2020-09-23)
    [ABSTRACT]. Acinetobacter baumannii is considered to be a worldwide threat to public health due to its high antimicrobial resistance rates and the severe infections it can cause. Little is known about this pathogen’s ...
  • Thumbnail

    Antimicrobial resistance: time for action 

    Silva Jr., Jarbas Barbosa da; Espinal, Marcos; Ramón-Pardo, Pilar (2020-09-25)
    The year 2020 will be remembered for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus pandemic, responsible for more than 10 million cases and more than 500 000 deaths in the first half of the year alone, and receiving unprecedented political ...

Browse

All of IRIS PAHOCommunities & CollectionsBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsSeries TitleType of materialLanguageCategoryTechnical Unit/Country OfficeThis CollectionBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsSeries TitleType of materialLanguageCategoryTechnical Unit/Country Office

Statistics

View Usage Statistics

Pan American Health Organization
World Health Organization. Regional Office for the Americas
525 Twenty-third Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037, United States of America
Tel.: +1 (202) 974-3000 Fax: +1 (202) 974-3663
email: libraryhq@paho.org

Links

  • PAHO Featured Publications
  • WHO Digital Library (IRIS)
  • Virtual Health Library (VHL)
  • Global Index Medicus (GIM)