ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2019
Superbugs-related prolonged admissions in three tertiary hospitals, Kano State, Nigeria.
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- Review and analysis of the overlapping threats of carbapenem and polymyxin resistant E. coli and Klebsiella in Africa.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2023Pooled it
- Prevalence of antimicrobial resistance and its clinical implications in Ethiopia: a systematic review.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2021Pooled it
- The Prolonged Hospital Stays at Nigerian Teaching Hospitals: Roles of Medical Social Workers.Ethiopian journal of health sciences · 2024Article
- High prevalence of carbapenem-resistantHeliyon · 2024Article
- Combating the menace of antimicrobial resistance in Africa: a review on stewardship, surveillance and diagnostic strategies.Biological procedures online · 2022Review
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Abstract
introductionSuperbugs are pathogenic micro-organism and especially a bacterium that has developed resistance to the medications normally used against it. As the superbug family increases, the need for appropriate diagnostic, treatment, prevention and control strategies cannot be over emphasized. Therefore, this work determined the distribution of superbug bacteria among patients on prolonged hospital admissions in three tertiary hospitals of Kano state, Nigeria.
methodsA descriptive cross sectional study was undertaken among 401 patients from medical, surgery, orthopedic and burn centre wards in a three tertiary hospitals in Kano state. A sample collected comprises wound/pus, urine, urine catheter and nasal intubation and were analysed using standard microbiological methods for
resultsOne hundred and thirty eight (138) isolates were recovered, from the studied participants. More than 80% of the nosocomial infections (NIs) were caused by Gram-negative bacteria, predominantly Escherichia coli,
conclusionSuperbugs (Acinetobacter species) significantly contributed to delayed hospital admissions through observed 100% resistance to used antibiotics. The healthcare managers of these hospitals and the ministry of health need to take measures against this resistant bacteria (
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