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View article: Limited integration of one health and antimicrobial resistance within biodiversity strategies
Limited integration of one health and antimicrobial resistance within biodiversity strategies Open
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a One Health policy issue, which connects humans, animals and the environment. Antibiotics and AMR impact ecosystems, yet microbes (which are also part of ecosystems) are often overlooked in biodiversity s…
View article: Mapping utility and applicability of research and ethics frameworks for displaced populations
Mapping utility and applicability of research and ethics frameworks for displaced populations Open
Displaced communities face risks to quality of life and health, such as poverty, crowded living conditions, exposure to environmental contaminants, and poor access to healthcare, highlighting areas for research on the challenges they endur…
View article: Understanding Vulnerability to Natural Hazards of Displaced Persons in Cox’s Bazar
Understanding Vulnerability to Natural Hazards of Displaced Persons in Cox’s Bazar Open
Refugee settlements are often positioned around natural borders, which often have a heightened danger of environmental hazards. Here, we aim to better understand why settlements are in environmentally vulnerable land and what social and ph…
View article: Reimagining Refugee Camps: Toward Ethical, Sustainable and Integrated Health Systems
Reimagining Refugee Camps: Toward Ethical, Sustainable and Integrated Health Systems Open
The existing model for health provision in refugee camps is not fit for purpose, especially for protracted displacement. As individuals are increasingly displaced beyond the temporary period for which camps are designed, it is critical tha…
View article: Policy discourse on AMR in food-producing animals: examining framing and language for effective communication
Policy discourse on AMR in food-producing animals: examining framing and language for effective communication Open
Background Indiscriminate use of antimicrobials in food-producing animals is a critical driver of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). However, pushback from stakeholders on policies and regulations on antimicrobial use in food-producing animal…
View article: Identification of <scp>EppR</scp>, a Second Repressor of Error‐Prone <scp>DNA</scp> Polymerase Genes in <scp><i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i></scp>
Identification of <span>EppR</span>, a Second Repressor of Error‐Prone <span>DNA</span> Polymerase Genes in <span><i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i></span> Open
Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic pathogen causing several infections that are increasingly difficult to treat due to its ability to rapidly gain antibiotic resistances. These resistances can arise due to mutations through the ac…
View article: Effects of microplastic concentration, composition, and size on <i>Escherichia coli</i> biofilm-associated antimicrobial resistance
Effects of microplastic concentration, composition, and size on <i>Escherichia coli</i> biofilm-associated antimicrobial resistance Open
Microplastics (MPs) have emerged as a significant environmental pollutant with profound implications for public health, particularly as substrates to facilitate bacterial antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Recently, studies have shown that MP…
View article: Understanding the impacts of temperature and precipitation on antimicrobial resistance in wastewater: theory, modeling, observation, and limitations
Understanding the impacts of temperature and precipitation on antimicrobial resistance in wastewater: theory, modeling, observation, and limitations Open
Changing climate may contribute to increased antimicrobial resistance (AMR), particularly in wastewater which acts as a reservoir for resistant bacteria. Here, we determined how applying climate dependencies to our previously published mod…
View article: Detection of Over 110 Anabolic–Androgenic Steroids, Corticosteroids and/or Their Esters in Horse Hair Using Ultra‐High‐Performance Liquid Chromatography–High‐Resolution Mass Spectrometry and Gas Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry After Solid‐Supported Liquid Extraction
Detection of Over 110 Anabolic–Androgenic Steroids, Corticosteroids and/or Their Esters in Horse Hair Using Ultra‐High‐Performance Liquid Chromatography–High‐Resolution Mass Spectrometry and Gas Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry After Solid‐Supported Liquid Extraction Open
Anabolic–androgenic steroids (AAS) are banned substances in both human and equine sports. They are often administered intramuscularly to horses in esterified forms for the purpose of extending their duration of action. As such, the detecti…
View article: The impact of zinc pre-exposure on ciprofloxacin resistance development in E. coli
The impact of zinc pre-exposure on ciprofloxacin resistance development in E. coli Open
Introduction Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health crisis that is predicted to worsen in the coming years. While improper antibiotic usage is an established driver, less is known about the impact of other endogenous and exogene…
View article: Characterization of antibiotic resistance development of<i>E. coli</i>in synthetic and real wastewater
Characterization of antibiotic resistance development of<i>E. coli</i>in synthetic and real wastewater Open
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major threat to global health and resistant bacterial populations have been observed to develop and spread in and around wastewater. However, in vitro studies on AMR development are typically conducted i…
View article: Current infectious disease research practices with forcibly displaced people in the top ten low- and middle-income host countries: A Systematic Review
Current infectious disease research practices with forcibly displaced people in the top ten low- and middle-income host countries: A Systematic Review Open
Infectious disease research is essential for disease prevention and management within refugee camps and informal settlements. We aim to assess the state of infectious disease research with displaced communities in the top ten refugee-hosti…
View article: Microplastics as a novel facilitator for antimicrobial resistance: Effects of concentration, composition, and size on<i>Escherichia coli</i>multidrug resistance
Microplastics as a novel facilitator for antimicrobial resistance: Effects of concentration, composition, and size on<i>Escherichia coli</i>multidrug resistance Open
Microplastics (MPs) have emerged as a significant environmental pollutant with profound implications for public health, particularly as substrates to facilitate bacterial antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Recently, studies have shown that MP…
View article: Access to and utilisation of antimicrobials among forcibly displaced persons in Uganda, Yemen and Colombia: a pilot cross-sectional survey
Access to and utilisation of antimicrobials among forcibly displaced persons in Uganda, Yemen and Colombia: a pilot cross-sectional survey Open
Objectives Identifying key barriers to accessing quality-assured and affordable antimicrobials among forcibly displaced persons in Uganda, Yemen and Colombia and investigating their (1) utilisation patterns of antibiotics, (2) knowledge ab…
View article: Why Assuring the Quality of Antimicrobials Is a Global Imperative
Why Assuring the Quality of Antimicrobials Is a Global Imperative Open
Poor-quality antimicrobial medicines continue to proliferate across supply chains, threatening patients' health and safety, especially in low- and middle-income regions. This article discusses consequences and risks of antimicrobial resist…
View article: Evaluation of Surveillance Strategies of Antimicrobial Consumption in Animals
Evaluation of Surveillance Strategies of Antimicrobial Consumption in Animals Open
The aim of this paper is to explore and assess various strategies for monitoring antimicrobial consumption (AMC) in animals, within the context of the One Health approach. Recent studies have shed light on the limited surveillance and data…
View article: Trends in typhoid fever during the COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan
Trends in typhoid fever during the COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan Open
Introduction: Pakistan has been experiencing an extensively drug-resistant (XDR) outbreak of typhoid for some years. We sought to evaluate how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted typhoid epidemiology in Pakistan, from the beginning of the pande…
View article: Mapping a Way to Displaced Persons’ Access to Quality Medicines
Mapping a Way to Displaced Persons’ Access to Quality Medicines Open
Reliable, adequate supply of essential items, including quality-assured medicines, is hard to maintain in refugee camps in low- and middle-income countries. Disruption of medicine supply chains delays treatment for displaced persons and dr…
View article: Abstract 1479 Investigating Regulation of Biofilm Deficiency in Lon Protease-Mutant Acinetobacter baumannii
Abstract 1479 Investigating Regulation of Biofilm Deficiency in Lon Protease-Mutant Acinetobacter baumannii Open
Acinetobacter baumannii is a Gram-negative nosocomial opportunistic pathogen capable of robust biofilm formation providing it with the concerning ability to persist in harsh environmental conditions. Previous research has found that deleti…
View article: Antibiotic Utilization Patterns and perception about antimicrobial resistance among forcibly displaced persons in Uganda, Yemen, and Colombia
Antibiotic Utilization Patterns and perception about antimicrobial resistance among forcibly displaced persons in Uganda, Yemen, and Colombia Open
Background Forcibly displaced population are exposed to many socioeconomic determinants, which predispose them to negative health outcomes, like antimicrobial resistant infections (AMR) and inaccessibility to life saving antibiotics. Poor …
View article: <scp>RecA</scp> levels modulate biofilm development in <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i>
<span>RecA</span> levels modulate biofilm development in <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> Open
Infections caused by Acinetobacter baumannii , a Gram‐negative opportunistic pathogen, are difficult to eradicate due to the bacterium's propensity to quickly gain antibiotic resistances and form biofilms, a protective bacterial multicellu…
View article: Infectious disease burden among forcibly displaced populations: considerations for effective research
Infectious disease burden among forcibly displaced populations: considerations for effective research Open
"Infectious disease burden among forcibly displaced populations: considerations for effective research." Pathogens and Global Health, 117(5), pp. 435–436 Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.Add…
View article: Compliance of good storage practices of pharmacies and medicine outlets: a scoping review
Compliance of good storage practices of pharmacies and medicine outlets: a scoping review Open
Ensuring good storage practices (GSPs) of medicine outlets is important to maintain and ensure the safety, quality, and efficacy of dispensed medicines. The objective of this scoping review was to determine the most common GSP compliance i…
View article: Effects of antibiotic interaction on antimicrobial resistance development in wastewater
Effects of antibiotic interaction on antimicrobial resistance development in wastewater Open
While wastewater is understood to be a critically important reservoir of antimicrobial resistance due to the presence of multiple antibiotic residues from industrial and agricultural runoff, there is little known about the effects of antib…
View article: Impact of Zinc Pre-exposure on de novo Antibiotic Resistance Development
Impact of Zinc Pre-exposure on de novo Antibiotic Resistance Development Open
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health crisis that is currently predicted to worsen. While the impact of improper antibiotics is an established driver, much less is known on the impacts of metal supplements. Here, we specificall…
View article: Effects of Antibiotic Interaction on Antimicrobial Resistance Development in Wastewater
Effects of Antibiotic Interaction on Antimicrobial Resistance Development in Wastewater Open
While wastewater is understood to be a critically important reservoir of antimicrobial resistance due to the presence of multiple antibiotic residues from industrial and agricultural runoff, there is little known about the effects of antib…