抗生素耐药性和COVID-19大流行:一个双重危机,在LMIC中带来复杂的挑战
Bashar Haruna Gulumbe1, Muhammed Rabiu Sahal2, Abdulrakib Abdulrahim1
1Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science Federal University Birnin Kebbi Birnin Kebbi Nigeria.
Health science reports
|September 15, 2023
概括
由于COVID-19大流行,低收入和中等收入国家 (LMICs) 的抗菌素耐药性 (AMR) 恶化,造成医疗保健系统和供应链的压力. 解决这一问题需要综合战略,加强卫生系统和创新的解决方案,如菌体疗法,以实现可持续的抗菌素抵抗控制.
科学领域:
- 全球卫生安全 全球卫生安全
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 公共卫生政策 公共卫生政策
背景情况:
- 抗菌素耐药性 (AMR) 是一个关键的全球健康威胁,由COVID-19大流行加剧.
- 低收入和中等收入国家 (LMICs) 由于医疗保健系统的局限性和政策结构,在管理AMR方面面临着独特的挑战.
研究的目的:
- 探索AMR和LMIC中COVID-19流行病共存所产生的复杂挑战.
- 为整体管理这些相互交织的危机提出具体建议.
主要方法:
- 进行了详尽的文献调查.
- 在PubMed,SCOPUS和科学网络 (SCI-EXPANDED) 中进行了搜索.
- 从2020年1月到2023年1月的文献被审查,使用与AMR,COVID-19和LMICs相关的关键词.
主要成果:
- 由于COVID-19的流行,LMIC的AMR驱动因素加剧了,包括能力有限,治理薄弱和社会经济因素.
- 新的挑战包括抗生素供应链中断和医疗保健相关感染的增加.
- 建议包括加强卫生系统,资助研究,加强感染预防和控制.
结论:
- 综合,多利益相关方的方法对于管理AMR和LMICs中的COVID-19至关重要.
- 关键战略包括协调的监管框架,区域合作和可访问的治疗方法.
- 长期规划,资助和探索新型治疗方法,如菌体疗法,对于可持续的抗菌素抵抗控制至关重要.
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