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Prevalence and pattern of antibiotic resistance of
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- Bacterial contamination on clinical surfaces and oxygen device accessories in the emergency unit of a tertiary health facility in Ghana.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Article
- Bacteria profiles and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of isolates from beds and door handles of hospital wards in Tiko Health District, Cameroon.The Pan African medical journal · 2024Article
- Mastitis on selected farms in Wakiso district, Uganda: Burden, pathogens and predictors of infectivity of antimicrobial resistant bacteria in dairy herds.Veterinary medicine and science · 2023Article
- Prevalence and resistance profile of bacteria isolated from wound infections among a group of patients in upper Egypt: a descriptive cross-sectional study.BMC research notes · 2023Article
- Genotypic characterization of extended spectrum beta-lactamase in gram negative bacterial contaminants of some door handles in Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Ogun state.African health sciences · 2023Article
- Antimicrobial Resistance ofAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Environmental surveillance of ESBL and carbapenemase-producing gram-negative bacteria in a Ghanaian Tertiary Hospital.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2022Article
- The impact of antimicrobial resistance awareness interventions involving schoolchildren, development of an animation and parents engagements: a pilot study.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2022Article
- Antibiotic resistance pattern of methicillin-resistantThe Pan African medical journal · 2022Article
- Proportions of Pathogenic Bacteria Isolated from Door Locks and Working Benches in Clinical Laboratory: A Laboratory Based Study.The East African health research journal · 2022Article
- Genotypic and Phenotypic Characterizations of Methicillin-ResistantInternational journal of microbiology · 2021Article
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- Antibiotics stewardship in Ghana: a cross-sectional study of public knowledge, attitudes, and practices among communities.One health outlook · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundStudies have implicated
methodsA total of 120 swab samples were taken from door handles, stair railings and other points of contact at Tamale Teaching Hospital, Tamale Central Hospital and Tamale West Hospital. The swab samples were directly plated on Mannitol Salt and Baird Parker agar plates and incubated at 37 °C (± 2) for 18-24 h. An antibiotic susceptibility test was performed using the Clinical Laboratory Standard Institute's guidelines. Isolates resistant to both cefoxitin and oxacillin were considered to be MRSA.
resultsA total of 47 (39%) positive
conclusionThe high multi-drug resistance of MRSA in hospital environments in Ghana reinforces the need for the effective and routine cleaning of door handles in hospitals. Further investigation is required to understand whether
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