Antibiotic Susceptibility in Pakistan, 2020-2024 Scoping Review

74 studies published between 2020 and 2024 were included in this scoping review assessing antimicrobial resistance in Pakistan. The analysis, authored by Fiza Benish, focuses on susceptibility patterns of WHO Access antibiotics against major pathogens like S. aureus, Pseudomonas spp., and E. coli. It concludes that low susceptibility challenges the feasibility of achieving the WHO's 70% Access antibiotic utilization target.

Use Cases

• Assess progress toward the UNGA 70% antibiotic access target based on susceptibility data from Pakistan.
• Analyze temporal trends in antibiotic susceptibility based on pathogen-antibiotic-year-wise data.
• Evaluate the performance of specific WHO ATC antibiotic classes like aminoglycosides and beta-lactams.
• Identify geographic disparities in AMR surveillance based on the mention of most studies being from Punjab.

Strengths

• Includes 74 studies published between 2020 and 2024, providing a recent snapshot.
• Applies a PRISMA-ScR–based scoping review methodology for structured analysis.
• Focuses on a specific public health target (WHO's 70% Access antibiotic utilization).

Limitations

• The dataset is a 466.5 KB DOCX file, suggesting limited raw data and primarily textual analysis.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the source, as most studies were from Punjab.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

PRISMA-ScR–based scoping review of published studies.

Time Range

2020-2024

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-01 05:24:38; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Pakistan (with most studies from Punjab)