Disability-adjusted life years from bone and joint infections associated with antimicrobial resistance: an insight from the 2019 Global Burden of Disease Study.
Kai-Uwe LewandrowskiRoberto Carlos Lyra da SilvaJohn C ElfarAbduljabbar AlhammoudIsam Sami MoghamisBendenikt W BurkhardtJoachim M OertelStefan LandgraeberRossano Kepler Alvim FiorelliPaulo Sérgio Teixeira de CarvalhoIvo AbrahamJorge Felipe Ramírez LeónErnesto MartinezMorgan P LorioPublished in: International orthopaedics (2024)
The GBD underscores the escalating burden of bone and joint infections exacerbated by AMR, necessitating urgent, multi-faceted interventions. Strategies to mitigate the progression and impact of AMR should emphasize prudent antimicrobial usage and robust infection prevention and control measures, coupled with advancements in diagnostic and therapeutic modalities.