Antimicrobial drug resistance in urinary tract infections in Indonesia.

    Project Details

    Description

    The aim of the project is to develop efficient and sustainable surveillance strategies for antimicrobial resistance in Indonesia. It implements both conventional and LQAS-based drug resistance surveys in both the outpatient- and the inpatient setting. The project harbors additional add-on studies in the field of AMR surveillance, antimicrobial stewardship, and antibiotics use.

    Funding: Netherlands Academy of Science (KNAW)

    Project partners: Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia; University of Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia; Amsterdam University Medical Centers, location AMC

    Key findings

    Antimicrobial resistance in E. coli and K. peumomiae in UTI is extremely high. None of the the oral antibiotics can be recommended for empirical therapy, leaving Indonesian patients without relevant treatment options.

    Lot Quality Assurance Sampling is an efficient and cost-saving strategy for a rapid assessment of AMR prevelance to guide empirical antibiotic treatment.
    AcronymSPIN
    StatusFinished
    Effective start/end date1/01/201331/12/2017

    Keywords

    • urinary tract infection
    • antimicrobial resistance
    • surveillance
    • LQAS