About this Research Topic
Antimicrobial resistance poses a significant threat to global health, particularly in low-resource settings where limited access to healthcare, inadequate infrastructure, and economic constraints may amplify the challenges. This Research Topic aims to explore innovative strategies for combating antimicrobial resistance, specifically in low-resource settings. These low-resource settings can be any environment where there is limited availability and access to essential resources and services, which may include low- and middle-income countries, areas impacted by conflict or disaster, remote and rural neighborhoods worldwide, and low-resource areas within high-income countries.
The overarching goal of this Research Topic is to foster a comprehensive understanding of the multimodal strategies required to effectively counteract antimicrobial resistance in diverse low-resource settings worldwide. We invite researchers and practitioners from diverse disciplines to contribute their work to this collection. By bringing together researchers, clinicians, policymakers, and stakeholders, we aim to generate evidence-based recommendations and practical interventions that can be implemented within constrained resource environments to mitigate the burden of antimicrobial resistance.
By addressing the unique socioeconomic and infrastructural factors that influence work in these settings, we endeavor to highlight practical and sustainable solutions to this pressing issue.
This Research Topic will encompass a broad range of subjects related to counteracting antimicrobial resistance in low-resource settings globally. Topics may include, but are not limited to:
• Identification of antimicrobial resistance patterns in all low-resource settings, regardless of country classification.
• Therapeutic approaches to countering antimicrobial resistance in low-resource settings.
• Studies of antimicrobial stewardship and diagnostic stewardship interventions in resource-limited healthcare settings.
• Development and use of affordable diagnostic tools and methods for antimicrobial susceptibility testing and/or identifying etiology of infection.
• Research on clinical outcomes and mechanisms of infections caused by antimicrobial-resistant pathogens within low-resource settings.
By delving into these topics, we aim to advance the understanding of effective strategies that are contextually appropriate, sustainable, and applicable in low-resource settings worldwide.
The overarching goal of this Research Topic is to foster a comprehensive understanding of the multimodal strategies required to effectively counteract antimicrobial resistance in diverse low-resource settings worldwide. We invite researchers and practitioners from diverse disciplines to contribute their work to this collection. By bringing together researchers, clinicians, policymakers, and stakeholders, we aim to generate evidence-based recommendations and practical interventions that can be implemented within constrained resource environments to mitigate the burden of antimicrobial resistance.
By addressing the unique socioeconomic and infrastructural factors that influence work in these settings, we endeavor to highlight practical and sustainable solutions to this pressing issue.
This Research Topic will encompass a broad range of subjects related to counteracting antimicrobial resistance in low-resource settings globally. Topics may include, but are not limited to:
• Identification of antimicrobial resistance patterns in all low-resource settings, regardless of country classification.
• Therapeutic approaches to countering antimicrobial resistance in low-resource settings.
• Studies of antimicrobial stewardship and diagnostic stewardship interventions in resource-limited healthcare settings.
• Development and use of affordable diagnostic tools and methods for antimicrobial susceptibility testing and/or identifying etiology of infection.
• Research on clinical outcomes and mechanisms of infections caused by antimicrobial-resistant pathogens within low-resource settings.
By delving into these topics, we aim to advance the understanding of effective strategies that are contextually appropriate, sustainable, and applicable in low-resource settings worldwide.
Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; low-resource settings; AMR; antimicrobial resistance; access to healthcare; infectious diseases; healthcare infrastructure
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