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Prevalence and drug resistance pattern of Listeria monocytogenes among pregnant women in Tigray region, Northern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility test of Listeria monocytogenes among pregnant women in Tigray region, Ethiopia. RESULTS: The overall prevalence of L. monocytogenes among pregnant women was found to be (8.5%; 12/141). With regard to the socio-demographic characteristics, a high prevalence of L. monocytogenes was observed in the age group of 20-24 years (18.6%; 8/43), rural dwellers (10%; 3/30), secondary school (9.6%; 5/52), and housewives (11.4%;10/88). A high drug resistance rate was observed to penicillin G (66.7%), clindamycin (66.7%), amoxicillin (50%) and vancomycin (50%). However, isolates were relatively sensitive to ciprofloxacin (75%), erythromycin (75%), trimethoprim/sulphamethaxazole (66.7%) and chloramphenicol (60%).

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Welekidan, L., Bahta, Y., Teklehaimanot, M., Abay, G., Wasihun, A., Dejene, T., Saravanan, M., Mezgebo, T., Hagos, A. (2019). Prevalence and drug resistance pattern of Listeria monocytogenes among pregnant women in Tigray region, Northern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-019-4566-8

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Letemichael Negash Welekidan Y Bahta Mebrihit Gebremeskel Teklehaimanot Getahun Kahsay Abay Araya Gebreyesus Wasihun Tsehaye Asmelash Dejene Muthupandian Saravanan Tadele Araya Mezgebo Amlsha Kahsay Hagos

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