Individual research recommendation details

Recommendation ID

NG63/3

Question

High-risk groups:- What interventions to prevent infection and reduce antimicrobial resistance are effective for groups of people at high risk of infection?

This includes people who:
- have suppressed immune systems (for example, because of HIV, an inherited condition or treatment they may be having for conditions such as cancer or an organ transplant)
- have a chronic disease
- live in crowded conditions (see Shelter's definition)
- are homeless
- have been in prison
- have migrated from countries with a high prevalence of infectious diseases such as tuberculosis (examples include South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa).

Any explanatory notes
(if applicable)

Why this is important:- Most interventions have not been designed for people at high risk of acquiring or transmitting infectious diseases and antimicrobial-resistant strains. Interventions for these groups have focused on reducing the use of antibiotics for respiratory illnesses. More interventions are needed to address antimicrobial use for other high-risk conditions.
Interventions that effectively improve handwashing and food safety practices and reduce antimicrobial use in low-risk populations cannot be assumed to be effective for high-risk groups. In addition, the lessons learnt from interventions that lead to appropriate use of antimicrobials in low-risk populations cannot necessarily be transferred to high-risk groups.

Source guidance details

Comes from guidance

Antimicrobial stewardship: changing risk-related behaviours in the general population

Number

NG63

Date issued

January 2017

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