Opportunities to enhance antibiotic stewardship: colistin use and outcomes in a low-resource setting.

Muhammad Saadiq Moolla Andrew C Whitelaw Eric H Decloedt Coenraad Frederik Nicolaas Koegelenberg Arifa Parker

Published in: JAC-antimicrobial resistance (2021)

This study has identified opportunities to enhance colistin stewardship and improve efficacy and safety of prescription. The appearance of colistin-resistant organisms reinforces the urgent need to ensure effective and appropriate use of colistin.

Keyphrases

gram negative
acinetobacter baumannii
escherichia coli
klebsiella pneumoniae
pseudomonas aeruginosa
multidrug resistant
drug resistant
cystic fibrosis
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle
adipose tissue