A Situation Analysis of the Capacity of Laboratories in Faith-Based Hospitals in Zambia to Conduct Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance: Opportunities to Improve Diagnostic Stewardship
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design, Period, and Setting
2.2. Sample Size and Sampling Technique
2.3. Data Collection
2.4. Data Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Shempela, D.M.; Mudenda, S.; Kasanga, M.; Daka, V.; Kangongwe, M.H.; Kamayani, M.; Sikalima, J.; Yankonde, B.; Kasonde, C.B.; Nakazwe, R.; et al. A Situation Analysis of the Capacity of Laboratories in Faith-Based Hospitals in Zambia to Conduct Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance: Opportunities to Improve Diagnostic Stewardship. Microorganisms 2024, 12, 1697. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12081697
Shempela DM, Mudenda S, Kasanga M, Daka V, Kangongwe MH, Kamayani M, Sikalima J, Yankonde B, Kasonde CB, Nakazwe R, et al. A Situation Analysis of the Capacity of Laboratories in Faith-Based Hospitals in Zambia to Conduct Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance: Opportunities to Improve Diagnostic Stewardship. Microorganisms. 2024; 12(8):1697. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12081697
Chicago/Turabian StyleShempela, Doreen Mainza, Steward Mudenda, Maisa Kasanga, Victor Daka, Mundia Hendrix Kangongwe, Mapeesho Kamayani, Jay Sikalima, Baron Yankonde, Cynthia Banda Kasonde, Ruth Nakazwe, and et al. 2024. "A Situation Analysis of the Capacity of Laboratories in Faith-Based Hospitals in Zambia to Conduct Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance: Opportunities to Improve Diagnostic Stewardship" Microorganisms 12, no. 8: 1697. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12081697