Antimicrobial resistance among children in Africa: need for paediatric clinical trials

Pui-Ying Iroh Tam^{1

2

3}, Angela Dramowski⁴, Appiah-Korang Labi⁵, Hilda A Mujuru⁶, Babatunde O Ogunbosi⁷

Affiliations

¹ Paediatrics and Child Health Research Group, Malawi-Liverpool Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme , Blantyre, Malawi.
² Department of Paediatrics, University of Malawi College of Medicine , Blantyre, Malawi.
³ Department of Clinical Sciences, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine , Liverpool, UK.
⁴ Department of Paediatrics, Stellenbosch University , Stellenbosch, South Africa.
⁵ Department of Microbiology, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital and University of Ghana Medical School , Accra, Ghana.
⁶ Department of Paediatrics, University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences , Harare, Zimbabwe.
⁷ Department of Paediatrics, University College Hospital and University of Ibadan College of Medicine , Ibadan, Nigeria.

Editorial

Pui-Ying Iroh Tam et al. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2020 Oct.

. 2020 Oct;18(10):955-956.

doi: 10.1080/14787210.2020.1782741. Epub 2020 Sep 21.

Pui-Ying Iroh Tam^{1

2

3}, Angela Dramowski⁴, Appiah-Korang Labi⁵, Hilda A Mujuru⁶, Babatunde O Ogunbosi⁷

¹ Paediatrics and Child Health Research Group, Malawi-Liverpool Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme , Blantyre, Malawi.
² Department of Paediatrics, University of Malawi College of Medicine , Blantyre, Malawi.
³ Department of Clinical Sciences, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine , Liverpool, UK.
⁴ Department of Paediatrics, Stellenbosch University , Stellenbosch, South Africa.
⁵ Department of Microbiology, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital and University of Ghana Medical School , Accra, Ghana.
⁶ Department of Paediatrics, University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences , Harare, Zimbabwe.
⁷ Department of Paediatrics, University College Hospital and University of Ibadan College of Medicine , Ibadan, Nigeria.

No abstract available

Keywords: Africa; antimicrobial resistance; antimicrobial stewardship; children; clinical trial; neonate; pediatric.

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