The rising problem of hospital antimicrobial resistance and the challenges of antibiotic prescription in Brazil

"The rising problem of hospital antimicrobial resistance and the challenges of antibiotic prescription in Brazil." Journal of Chemotherapy, 33(5), pp. 358–359

Conflicts of interest

The authors report no conflict of interest.

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Funding

This research was supported by the [Minas Gerais State Agency for Research and Development (FAPEMIG)/PPSUS] under Grant [N° APQ-04062-17]; [National Council for Scientific and Technological Development - CNPQ] under Grant [N° 428397/2018-2]. This communication was based on observations and reflections about Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections during studies supported by the funding agencies.

Notes on contributors

Jane Eire Urzedo

Jane Eire Urzedo, Nurse at the Hospital Infection Control Service in Clinical Hospital of the Federal University of Uberlândia, with specialization in Nursing in Neopediatric Intensive Care. Currently, I’m a Phd student in the Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences at the Federal University of Uberlândia.

Ralciane de Paula Menezes

Ralciane de Paula Menezes, Biomedical and PhD in Health Science from the Federal University of Uberlândia. Currently, I’m responsible for the Laboratory of the Technical Course of Clinical Analysis of the Technical School of Health of the Federal University of Uberlândia. I develop research in the area of Microbiology, with an emphasis on the epidemiology of invasive infections, molecular epidemiology, virulence factors and susceptibility to antimicrobials.

Paulo Pinto Gontijo-Filho

Paulo Pinto Gontijo-Filho is currently Full Professor at the Federal University of Uberlândia, He has experience in the field of Medicine, with an emphasis on Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, acting mainly on the following topics: hospital infection, neonatal ICU, colonization and adult ICU. Recently he has participated in new lines of research involving mechanisms of resistance to antimicrobials, study of biofilms and sequencing of bacterial genomes.

Rosineide Marques Ribas

Rosineide Marques Ribas, Biologist and PhD in Applied Immunology and Parasitology by the Federal University of Uberlândia. She is currently an associate professor at the Federal University of Uberlândia with experience in the area of Microbiology, emphasis on classical and molecular epidemiology of epidemiologically important microorganisms that cause outbreaks.