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High prevalence of ESBL-Producing E. coli in private and shared latrines in an informal urban settlement in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Abstract Background Data about the burden of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing microorganisms in Africa are limited. Our study aimed to estimate …
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Antibiotic use in a tertiary healthcare facility in Ghana: a point prevalence survey
Background: The global rise and spread of antibiotic resistance is limiting the usefulness of antibiotics in the prevention and treatment …
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Healthcare associated infection and its risk factors among patients admitted to a tertiary hospital in Ethiopia: longitudinal study
Abstract Background Healthcare associated infection (HAI) is alarmingly increasing in low income settings. In Ethiopia, the burden of HAI is …
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World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines on use of medically important antimicrobials in food-producing animals
Background: Antimicrobial use in food-producing animals selects for antimicrobial resistance that can be transmitted to humans via food or other …
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The common enteric bacterial pathogens and their antimicrobial susceptibility pattern among HIV-infected individuals attending the antiretroviral therapy clinic of Hawassa university hospital, southern Ethiopia
Background: The frequent occurrence of bacterial gastroenteritis among HIV-infected individuals together with increased antimicrobial drug resistance pose a significant public …
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Seasonal clustering of sinopulmonary mucormycosis in patients with hematologic malignancies at a large comprehensive cancer center
Background: Invasive Mucorales infections (IMI) lead to significant morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised hosts. The role of season and climatic …
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Alcohol-based hand rub and incidence of healthcare associated infections in a rural regional referral and teaching hospital in Uganda (‘WardGel’ study)
Background: Good hand hygiene (HH) practice is crucial to reducing healthcare associated infections (HAIs). Use of alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR) …
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Urinary pathogenic bacterial profile, antibiogram of isolates and associated risk factors among pregnant women in Ambo town, Central Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a well-known bacterial infection posing serious health problem in pregnant women. A study was conducted …
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Novel antibiotic combinations proposed for treatment of Burkholderia cepacia complex infections
complex (Bcc) infections in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients are lacking. We tested combinations of clinically available antibiotics and show that …
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Inappropriate use of antibiotics among communities of Gondar town, Ethiopia: a threat to the development of antimicrobial resistance
BACKGROUND: The emergence of antimicrobial resistance, the main cause of morbidity and mortality from otherwise treatable infections, is largely attributed …
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A twenty-four-hour observational study of hand hygiene compliance among health-care workers in Debre Berhan referral hospital, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Hand hygiene (HH) is recognized as the single most effective strategy for preventing health care-associated infections. In developing countries, …
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Extended spectrum and metalo beta-lactamase producing airborne Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumanii in restricted settings of a referral hospital: a neglected condition
Frequently encountered multidrug-resistant bacterial isolates of P. aeruginosa and A. baumannii are common and prevalent in a hospital environment. The …
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Clonal diversity and detection of carbapenem resistance encoding genes among multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates recovered from patients and environment in two intensive care units in a Moroccan hospital
Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii has recently been defined by the World Health Organization as a critical pathogen. The aim of this …
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Resistance of Staphylococcus aureus to antimicrobial agents in Ethiopia: a meta-analysis
Emergence of antimicrobial resistance by Staphylococcus aureus has limited treatment options against its infections. The purpose of this study was …
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Plasmid-mediated mcr-1 colistin resistance in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. clinical isolates from the Western Cape region of South Africa
Colistin is a last resort antibiotic for the treatment of carbapenem-resistant Gram negative infections. Until recently, mechanisms of colistin resistance …
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Antibacterial efficacy of local plants and their contribution to public health in rural Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Proper hand hygiene with soap and detergents prevents the transmission of many infectious diseases. However, commercial detergents are less …
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Surveillance of surgical site infections by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and strain characterization in Tanzanian hospitals does not provide proof for a role of hospital water plumbing systems in transmission
The role of hospital water systems in the development of Pseudomonas aeruginosa ( P. aeruginosa ) surgical site infections (SSIs) …
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Prevalence of antimicrobial resistant pathogens from blood cultures: results from a laboratory based nationwide surveillance in Ghana
Blood stream infections (BSI) are critical medical conditions with high morbidity and mortality. There is paucity of information on BSI …
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Fecal carriage of extended-spectrum β-lactamase- and carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Egyptian patients with community-onset gastrointestinal complaints: a hospital -based cross-sectional study
The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) and carbapenemase production among Enterobacteriaceae isolated …
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Emerging antimicrobial resistance in early and late-onset neonatal sepsis
Compared to developed countries, the use of antimicrobials in Egypt is less regulated and is available over the counter without …