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ArticleJournal of pathogens2021

Resistance Status of Bacteria from a Health Facility in Ghana: A Retrospective Study.

Abass Inusah, Elvis Quansah, Kwabena Fosu, Isaac Dadzie

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Article in Journal of pathogens, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 45% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Abass InusahDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, School of Allied Health Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Elvis QuansahDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medical Science, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Kwabena FosuMicrobiology Department, Bolgatanga Regional Hospital, Bolgatanga, Ghana.
Isaac DadzieDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, School of Allied Health Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2146-6796
University of Cape Coast · GH

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRegardless of the global concerted effort to control the development and spread of antimicrobial resistance, increasing cases are continually documented at many medical centres. This situation is reinforced by inadequate information on the trend of resistance resulting from lack of regular antimicrobial resistance surveillance. The present study sought to detect the number of multidrug-resistant (MDR), extended drug-resistant (XDR), and pandrug-resistant (PDR) bacterial isolates at a health facility in Ghana from January 2018 to July 2020.

methodA total of 800 data on antimicrobial testing results were extracted from the records of the health facility. The extracted data were explored for the detection of MDR, XDR, and PDR. The study further determined the use of antibiotics using the multiple-drug resistance index (MDRI).

resultsExcept for

conclusionThe high antimicrobial resistance observed by the study underscores the need for prompt and effective antibiotic resistance control strategies.

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PMID33747569
PMCPMC7952191
OpenAlexW3135712488

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