ArticleInternational journal of microbiology2021
Multiresistant Bacterial Pathogens Causing Bacterial Pneumonia and Analyses of Potential Risk Factors from Northeast Ethiopia.
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- Prevalence of phenotypic drug resistance profiles and multi-drug-resistant Pseudomonas and Acinetobacter species recovered from clinical specimens in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Pooled it
- Etiology of bacterial pneumonia and multi-drug resistance pattern among pneumonia suspected patients in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Fatal multi-drug-resistant gram-negative bacterial pneumonia among adults hospitalized àt Mulago National Referral Hospital, Uganda: an autopsy study.Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials · 2026Article
- Global Antimicrobial Non-Susceptibility Patterns ofInfection and drug resistance · 2026Review
- Bacterial profile, antimicrobial susceptibility patterns, and associated factors among lower respiratory tract infection patients attending at Debre Markos comprehensive specialized hospital, Northwest, Ethiopia.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Bacterial etiology of community-acquired pneumonia among adult patients in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Isolation and Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns of Bacterial Pathogens from Community-Acquired Pneumonia at Adama Hospital Medical College, Adama, Ethiopia.Journal of tropical medicine · 2024Article
- Bacterial etiology, antimicrobial resistance and factors associated with community acquired pneumonia among adult hospitalized patients in Southwest Ethiopia.Iranian journal of microbiology · 2023Article
- Pathogenic bacteria recovered from Gene X-pert tuberculosis-negative adult patients in Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2023Article
- A Systematic Review of Applications of Machine Learning and Other Soft Computing Techniques for the Diagnosis of Tropical Diseases.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2022Review
- Multi-drug resistant gram-negative bacterial pneumonia: etiology, risk factors, and drug resistance patterns.Pneumonia (Nathan Qld.) · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundPneumonia is the most common cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries, mostly caused by different species of bacterial pathogens. Hence, patient management needs awareness of the pathogens and antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST). This study was aimed to assess the type of bacterial isolates and their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns among pneumonia suspected patients at Dessie Referral Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia. Potential risk factors were also assessed to apply preventive measures accordingly. MATERIALS AND
methodsA cross-sectional study design was employed among pneumonia suspected patients from February to April 2020 at Dessie Referral Hospital. Sociodemographic characteristics and associated risk factors were collected using a pretested questionnaire, and clinical data were extracted by reviewing medical records. Sputum specimens were collected and inoculated into chocolate agar, blood agar, mannitol salt agar, and MacConkey agar which are then incubated at 35°C or 37°C for 24-48 hours. Bacterial species were identified based on Gram stain, colony characteristics, and biochemical techniques. The data were entered in to Epi-Info version 7.1.5 and analyzed with SPSS software version 20.
resultsA total of 406 sputum specimens were collected and cultured, among which 157 (38.7%) were positive for different bacterial pathogens. The predominant pathogens were
conclusionsThis study found high prevalence of bacterial pneumonia in the study area, and high rate of bacterial resistance was observed in ampicillin, penicillin, and amoxicillin-clavulanate. Repeated prescriptions and use of antimicrobials were significantly independent factors of bacterial resistance. Therefore, patient management needs identification of bacteria by routine culture with antimicrobial susceptibility testing.
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