Antimicrobial Resistance from a Global Epidemiological Perspective. Systematic review
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Microbial Drug Resistance, Prevalence, Epidemiological SurveillanceAbstract
The study was designed as a systematic review following the PRISMA 2020 methodology and the PICO model to analyze the global prevalence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), given its status as a critical threat to public health that most severely affects Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Original articles published between 2019 and 2025 in English or Spanish were included from databases such as PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library, and methodological quality was validated using the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) instruments. An increasing prevalence of AMR was observed, highlighting the high multidrug resistance in pathogens such as Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. It is concluded that it is imperative to strengthen genomic surveillance systems and diagnostic capacity, together with the implementation of coordinated policies for the rational use of antimicrobials, as fundamental strategies to mitigate this health crisis
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