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ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2022

Diarrhea-Causing Bacteria and Their Antibiotic Resistance Patterns Among Diarrhea Patients From Ghana.

Theophilus Afum, Diana Asema Asandem, Prince Asare, Adwoa Asante-Poku, Gloria Ivy Mensah, Abdul Basit Musah, David Opare, Kiyosi Taniguchi, Nuhu Muniru Guinko, Thelma Aphour and 9 more

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Article in Frontiers in microbiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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19 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Theophilus AfumCollege of Health Sciences, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
Diana Asema AsandemCollege of Health Sciences, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
Prince AsareCollege of Health Sciences, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
Adwoa Asante-PokuCollege of Health Sciences, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
Gloria Ivy MensahCollege of Health Sciences, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
Abdul Basit MusahCollege of Health Sciences, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
David OpareGhana Health Service, Accra, Ghana.
Kiyosi TaniguchiThe Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Nuhu Muniru GuinkoGhana Health Service, Accra, Ghana.
Thelma AphourGhana Health Service, Accra, Ghana.
Doris ArhinGhana Health Service, Accra, Ghana.
Koichi IshikawaJoint Research Center for Human Retrovirus Infection, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.
Tetsuro MatanoThe Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Taketoshi MizutaniThe Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Franklin Asiedu-BekoeGhana Health Service, Accra, Ghana.
Hiroshi KiyonoThe Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Abraham Kwabena AnangCollege of Health Sciences, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
Kwadwo Ansah KoramCollege of Health Sciences, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
Dorothy Yeboah-ManuCollege of Health Sciences, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
Ghana Health Service · GHNoguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research · GHUniversity of Ghana · GHKumamoto University · JPThe University of Tokyo · JPChiba University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diarrheal disease remains a major global health problem particularly in children under 5 years and the emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains of causative pathogens could slow control efforts, particularly in settings where treatment options are limited. This surveillance study conducted in Ghana aimed to determine the prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility profile of diarrhea-causing bacteria. This was a cross-sectional study carried out in five health facilities in the Ga West Municipality of Ghana between 2017 and 2021. Diarrheic stool samples from patients were collected and cultured on standard differential/selective media and isolates identified by standard biochemical tests, MALDI-TOF assay, and serological analysis. The antibiogram was determined using Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion and Microscan autoScan4 MIC panels which were used for extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) detection. Bacteria were isolated from 97.5% (772/792) of stool samples, and 167 of the isolates were diarrheagenic and met our inclusion criteria for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) analysis. These included

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