Abstract:Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major global health threat. Standard approaches to AMR surveillance through susceptibility testing of isolates from blood cultures are difficult in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), where lack of laboratory capacity prevents routine patient-level antimicrobial susceptibility testing, and systematic testing of invasive specimens may not be feasible. Other specimen types could provide an alternative but effective approach to surveillance, but the relationshi… Show more
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