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ArticleInfection and drug resistance2021

Phenotypic and Molecular Characterization of Penicillin and Macrolide-Resistant

Abel Abera Negash, Daniel Asrat, Workeabeba Abebe, Abraham Aseffa, Mario Vaneechoutte

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Article in Infection and drug resistance, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Antimicrobial Resistance in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Comprehensive Landscape Review.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2025
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Abel Abera NegashArmauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0003-1015-9704
Daniel AsratDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, School of Medicine, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0003-0066-124X
Workeabeba AbebeDepartment of Pediatrics and Child Health, School of Medicine, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Abraham AseffaArmauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0002-8028-1150
Mario VaneechoutteLaboratory Bacteriology Research, Department of Diagnostic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Addis Ababa University · ETArmauer Hansen Research Institute · ETGhent University · BE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn several countries, introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) has led to a decline in antimicrobial-resistant pneumococcal disease but has also resulted in a concomitant increase in antimicrobial-resistant, non-vaccine serotypes of

methodsSusceptibility to penicillin and erythromycin of 119 pneumococcal isolates collected from pediatric patients aged 0-15 years in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, was tested using disc diffusion, and minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) was also determined by Etest. Pneumococcal serotypes were determined by sequencing the

resultsAmong the 119 isolates, 2.5% (3/119) were resistant to penicillin, while 58% (69/119) were intermediate. Resistance to erythromycin was observed in 33.6% (40/119) of the isolates with the highest level of resistance among isolates from middle ear discharge, i.e., 53.3% (8/15). Half (19/40) of the erythromycin resistant isolates were serotype 19A and among serotype 19A isolates, the majority i.e., 54.3% (19/35) were resistant to erythromycin. The most common macrolide resistance determinant was

conclusionFive years after introduction of PCV10 in Ethiopia, we observed that the prevalence of penicillin-resistant

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efflux pumperythromycinmef(E)PCV10penicillinserotype 19AStreptococcus pneumoniae

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