Water, sanitation, handwashing, and nutritional interventions can reduce child antibiotic use: evidence from Bangladesh and Kenya

Water, sanitation, handwashing, and nutritional interventions can reduce child antibiotic use: evidence from Bangladesh and Kenya

Abstract Antibiotics can trigger antimicrobial resistance and microbiome alterations. Reducing pathogen exposure and undernutrition can reduce infections and antibiotic use. We assess effects of water, sanitation, handwashing (WSH) and nutrition interventions on caregiver-reported antibiotic use in...

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Main Authors: Ayse Ercumen, Andrew N. Mertens, Zachary Butzin-Dozier, Da Kyung Jung, Shahjahan Ali, Beryl S. Achando, Gouthami Rao, Caitlin Hemlock, Amy J. Pickering, Christine P. Stewart, Sophia T. Tan, Jessica A. Grembi, Jade Benjamin-Chung, Marlene Wolfe, Gene G. Ho, Md. Ziaur Rahman, Charles D. Arnold, Holly N. Dentz, Sammy M. Njenga, Theodora Meerkerk, Belinda Chen, Maya Nadimpalli, Mohammad Aminul Islam, Alan E. Hubbard, Clair Null, Leanne Unicomb, Mahbubur Rahman, John M. Colford, Stephen P. Luby, Benjamin F. Arnold, Audrie Lin
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Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-55801-x
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