Antimicrobial Resistance in Saudi Arabia: A Decade of Implementation and Outcomes

42 studies from 2014 to 2025 synthesize evidence on antimicrobial resistance and stewardship programs in Saudi Arabia. MRSA prevalence had a pooled estimate of 24.3%, and stewardship programs demonstrated 15–40% reductions in inappropriate prescribing. This systematic review was authored by figshare admin karger and uploaded in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in antimicrobial resistance patterns based on the reported MRSA prevalence range of 8.6% to 47%.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of stewardship programs based on reported reductions in inappropriate prescribing (15–40%) and antimicrobial costs (8–25%).
• Assess the impact of educational interventions based on reported improvements in healthcare provider knowledge scores (25–45%).
• Review economic outcomes of stewardship initiatives based on reported cost savings of $850–$3,200 per patient.

Strengths

• Systematic review synthesizes 42 studies following PRISMA guidelines, with quality assessment using established tools.
• Provides specific quantitative outcomes, including a 30% decrease in total antibiotic consumption and a pooled MRSA prevalence of 24.3%.
• Covers a defined decade-long time period (2014–2025) for evaluating policy implementation.

Limitations

• The dataset is a 40.5 KB DOCX file, indicating a limited scope focused on review methodology and results rather than raw data.
• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; the content is textual summary rather than structured data tables.
• Data may reflect publication and geographic bias inherent to the included studies from Saudi Arabian healthcare settings.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Systematic review of PubMed, MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Library, and grey literature from July 2014 to June 2025.

Time Range

2014–2025

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-25 05:55:27; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Saudi Arabia