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WHO Global Priority Pathogens List: A Bibliometric Analysis of Medline-PubMed for Knowledge Mobilization to Infection Prevention and Control Practices in Bahrain

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Allied Health Department, Public Health Program, College of Health Sciences, University of Bahrain, Manama, Bahrain, Asokan, Govindaraj, Ramadhan, Tufoof, Nursing, College of Health Sciences, WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing Development University of Bahrain, Manama, Bahrain, Ahmed, Eman, Nursing, College of Health Sciences, WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing Development University of Bahrain, Manama, Bahrain, Sanad, Hala, Nursing, College of Health Sciences, WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing Development University of Bahrain, Manama, Bahrain·2019·Oman Medical Journal
DOI 10.5001/omj.2019.37PMC PMC6505350
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OBJECTIVES: In 2017, the World Health Organization (WHO) published a list of global priority pathogens (GPP) - 12 species of bacteria with critical, high, and medium antibiotic resistance (AR). In this review, our goal was to quantify published reports of AR in this group of pathogens using the Medline-PubMed databases. We also sought to quantify, compare and rank the top five reported AR pathogens globally, regionally and for Bahrain, and describe the evidence from Bahrain for the purpose of infection prevention and control, and to help research and development. METHODS: We conducted a bibliometric, retrospective, descriptive review to search the Medline-PubMed database for reports specific to the WHO GPP list published up to 19 April 2017. RESULTS: , and five on different pathogens. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest the need for a comprehensive, multipronged policy response particularly at the time when the antibiotic pipeline is nearly empty. We recommend thoughtful, integrated infection prevention and control strategies to address the immediate and long-term threats of AR in Bahrain and the GCC.

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  • The 12 families of bacteria most threatening to human health include Acinetobacter baumannii, Escherichia coli, Salmonella enteritidis and Shigella dysenteriae.

    “with 12 families of bacteria most threatening to human health; these including Acinetobacter baumannii, Escherichia coli, Salmonella enteritidis and Shigella dysenteriae.”

    From Ethnomedicine, improved traditional medicine from Cocos nucifera water and evaluation of antibacterial activity on four bacterial strains in Center, Cameroon (2024) · cites this paper as Asokan et al. 2019

    The Introduction describes a WHO list of 12 antibiotic-resistant bacterial species, not 12 families. Table 1 in the Results includes Acinetobacter baumannii and Escherichia coli, but lists Salmonella only as “Salmonella spp.” and does not list Shigella dysenteriae. The claim’s two specific species names are therefore not supported by this copy. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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Allied Health Department, P. H. P., Asokan, G., Ramadhan, T., Nursing, C. O. H. S., Ahmed, E., Nursing, C. O. H. S., Sanad, H., & Nursing, C. O. H. S.
Affiliations
University of Bahrain (BH)
Corresponding author
Asokan, Govindaraj
ORCID
Sanad, Hala
Venue
Oman Medical Journal
Publisher
Oman Medical Journal
Published
2019-05-19
Volume
34
Issue
3
Pages
184-193
ISSN
  • 1999-768X (ISSN-L)
  • 2070-5204
DOI
10.5001/omj.2019.37
PMC
PMC6505350
OpenAlex
W2945701292
Cited by
382
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en
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Topics
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology › Antibiotic Use and Resistance
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Medicine › Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
Keywords
antibiotic resistance, infection control, priority pathogens, Bahrain, Gulf Cooperation Council, antimicrobial resistance policy

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