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Prapharsavat R, Kittikongnapang R, Smithkittipol C, Udomrat W, Numsawat S, Hernandez-Koutoucheva A, Naemiratch B, Chomkatekaew C, Amaratunga C, Bleho J, Mathee K, Schneiders ML, Khirikoekkong N, Kanthawang N, Sumpradit N, Suveeranont R, Asarath SA, Poomchaichote T, Schilling W, Chan XHS, Osterrieder A, Cheah PY, Limmathurotsakul D. Raising awareness of antimicrobial resistance: development of an 'antibiotic footprint calculator'. J Antimicrob Chemother 2023:7127729. [PMID: 37071582 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkad113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 04/19/2023] Open
Abstract
Non-academic partners can be vital in successful public engagement activities on antimicrobial resistance. With collaboration between academic and non-academic partners, we developed and launched an open-access web-based application, the 'antibiotic footprint calculator', in both Thai and English. The application focused on a good user experience, addressing antibiotic overuse and its impact, and encouraging immediate action. The application was unveiled in joint public engagement activities. From 1 Nov 2021 to 31 July 2022 (9 month period), 2554 players estimated their personal antibiotic footprint by using the application.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ravikanya Prapharsavat
- Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Mahidol University, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
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- Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Mahidol University, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
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- Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Mahidol University, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
| | - Chanaki Amaratunga
- Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Mahidol University, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
- Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Mahidol University, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
| | - Kalai Mathee
- Department of Human and Molecular Genetics, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
- Biomolecular Sciences Institute, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
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- Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
| | - Napat Khirikoekkong
- Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Mahidol University, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
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- Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Mahidol University, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
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- Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Mahidol University, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
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- Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Mahidol University, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
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- Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Mahidol University, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
- Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Mahidol University, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
- Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Mahidol University, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
- Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Mahidol University, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
- Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Department of Tropical Hygiene, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, 420/6 Rajvithi Road, Bangkok, 10400, Bangkok, Thailand
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