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ArticleAntimicrobial resistance and infection control2017

Prevalence of antimicrobial resistant pathogens from blood cultures: results from a laboratory based nationwide surveillance in Ghana.

Japheth Awuletey Opintan, Mercy Jemima Newman

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Japheth Awuletey OpintanMedical Microbiology Department, School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences, Korle-Bu, P. O. Box KB 4236, Accra, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0003-3928-2116
Mercy Jemima NewmanMedical Microbiology Department, School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences, Korle-Bu, P. O. Box KB 4236, Accra, Ghana.

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6 · The paper itself

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backgroundBlood stream infections (BSI) are critical medical conditions with high morbidity and mortality. There is paucity of information on BSI from surveillance studies in Ghana.

aimThis study sought to demonstrate how useful BSI data can be gleaned from population-based surveillance, especially from resource-limited settings.

methodsData from a nationwide surveillance of antimicrobial drug resistance (AMR) in Ghana were extracted and analyzed. Secondly, we revived archived

resultsOverall blood culture positivity was 11.2% (714/6351). All together, participating laboratories submitted 100 multidrug resistant blood culture isolates (Gram-negative = 49 and Gram-positive = 51). Prevalence of some Gram-negative isolates was as follows;

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Antimicrobial drug resistanceBlood cultureBloodstream infectionsMethicillin resistanceSurveillance

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PMID28630688
PMCPMC5470323

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