Antimicrobial use and resistance data in human and animal sectors in the Lao PDR: evidence to inform policy.
Vilada ChansamouthMayfong MayxayDavid A B DanceTamalee RobertsRattanaxay PhetsouvanhBouakham VannachoneManivanh VongsouvathViengmon DavongPhout InthavongSyseng KhounsyBounxou KeohavongValy KeoluangkhotKhamla ChoumlivongNicholas Philip John DayPaul TurnerElizabeth A AshleyHindrik Rogier van DoornPaul N NewtonPublished in: BMJ global health (2022)
AMR in Laos is occurring at relatively low proportions for some GLASS pathogens, giving the country a window of opportunity to act quickly to implement strategies to protect the population from a worsening situation. Urgent interventions to roll out new guidelines with enhanced one-health antibiotic stewardship, reduce antibiotic use without prescriptions, enhance surveillance and improve understanding of AMU and AMR are needed.
Keyphrases
- public health
- healthcare
- endothelial cells
- mental health
- antimicrobial resistance
- staphylococcus aureus
- physical activity
- induced pluripotent stem cells
- electronic health record
- gram negative
- big data
- pluripotent stem cells
- health information
- risk assessment
- machine learning
- climate change
- artificial intelligence
- human health