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| Title |
Investigating the impact of poverty on colonization and infection with drug-resistant organisms in humans: a systematic review
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| Published in |
Infectious Diseases of Poverty, August 2018
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| DOI | 10.1186/s40249-018-0459-7 |
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| Authors |
Vivian Alividza, Victor Mariano, Raheelah Ahmad, Esmita Charani, Timothy M. Rawson, Alison H. Holmes, Enrique Castro-Sánchez |
| Abstract |
Poverty increases the risk of contracting infectious diseases and therefore exposure to antibiotics. Yet there is lacking evidence on the relationship between income and non-income dimensions of poverty and antimicrobial resistance. Investigating such relationship would strengthen antimicrobial stewardship interventions. A systematic review was conducted following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. PubMed, Ovid, MEDLINE, EMBASE, Scopus, CINAHL, PsychINFO, EBSCO, HMIC, and Web of Science databases were searched in October 2016. Prospective and retrospective studies reporting on income or non-income dimensions of poverty and their influence on colonisation or infection with antimicrobial-resistant organisms were retrieved. Study quality was assessed with the Integrated quality criteria for review of multiple study designs (ICROMS) tool. Nineteen articles were reviewed. Crowding and homelessness were associated with antimicrobial resistance in community and hospital patients. In high-income countries, low income was associated with Streptococcus pneumoniae and Acinetobacter baumannii resistance and a seven-fold higher infection rate. In low-income countries the findings on this relation were contradictory. Lack of education was linked to resistant S. pneumoniae and Escherichia coli. Two papers explored the relation between water and sanitation and antimicrobial resistance in low-income settings. Despite methodological limitations, the results suggest that addressing social determinants of poverty worldwide remains a crucial yet neglected step towards preventing antimicrobial resistance. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 56 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 18 | 32% |
| Australia | 4 | 7% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 7% |
| Canada | 2 | 4% |
| South Africa | 2 | 4% |
| Brazil | 1 | 2% |
| United States | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 24 | 43% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 43 | 77% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 8 | 14% |
| Scientists | 5 | 9% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 247 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 247 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 34 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 32 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 16 | 6% |
| Student > Bachelor | 16 | 6% |
| Other | 13 | 5% |
| Other | 46 | 19% |
| Unknown | 90 | 36% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 35 | 14% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 14 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 13 | 5% |
| Social Sciences | 12 | 5% |
| Unspecified | 12 | 5% |
| Other | 64 | 26% |
| Unknown | 97 | 39% |