Antibiotic resistance needs global solutions

Based on these data, we estimated the disease-specific burden in sub-Saharan African children in 2005 by applying the admission rates,4 risk per admission, case-fatality ratio, and impact per case3 determined at this site for regional child population estimates.5 On the basis of these assessments, n...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Lancet infectious diseases 2014-07, Vol.14 (7), p.550-551
Hauptverfasser:	Aiken, Alexander M, Allegranzi, Benedetta, Scott, J Anthony, Mehtar, Shaheen, Pittet, Didier, Grundmann, Hajo
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Anti-Bacterial Agents - administration & dosage Anti-Bacterial Agents - adverse effects Antibiotic resistance Antibiotics Antimicrobial agents Developing countries Disease Drug resistance Drug Resistance, Microbial Humans Infections Infectious Disease Infectious diseases LDCs Low income groups Mortality Nosocomial infection
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Zusammenfassung:	Based on these data, we estimated the disease-specific burden in sub-Saharan African children in 2005 by applying the admission rates,4 risk per admission, case-fatality ratio, and impact per case3 determined at this site for regional child population estimates.5 On the basis of these assessments, nosocomial bacteraemia could have accounted for 25 000 deaths and 270 000 additional inpatient days in African children in 2005.
ISSN:	1473-3099 1474-4457
DOI:	10.1016/S1473-3099(14)70709-1