ArticleInterdisciplinary perspectives on infectious diseases2022
Admission Outcome and Antimicrobial Resistance Pattern of Bacterial Isolates among Neonates with Suspected Sepsis in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Dessie Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Dessie, Northeastern Ethiopia.
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- Bacterial profile and antimicrobial resistance patterns among pediatrics patients with suspected bloodstream infections in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Pooled it
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- Progress on implementing the WHO-GLASS recommendations on priority pathogen-antibiotic sensitivity testing in Africa: AWellcome open research · 2024Pooled it
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- Prevalence and antibiotic resistance pattern of bacteria from sepsis suspected neonates at St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.BMC pediatrics · 2023Article
- Bacterial neonatal sepsis, antimicrobial resistance, and risk factors among neonates in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Therapeutic advances in infectious diseaseArticle
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Abstract
Background: Neonatal sepsis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality globally. The aim of this study was to assess admission outcome and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of bacterial isolates among neonates with suspected sepsis at the Dessie Comprehensive specialized Hospital (DCSH), Northeastern Ethiopia. Method: Cross-sectional study was conducted from August 2017 to March 2018. Two hundred forty-six neonates were recruited, and each patient's blood specimen was collected aseptically using bottle containing Brain Heart Infusion for blood culture. Both clinical and laboratory data such as bacterial culture growth and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern were collected from the neonate; clinical data from the mothers were also included. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed using Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method. The data were analyzed using SPSS version 20. Results: Bacteria were identified from 67 (27.2%) blood cultures. The predominant pathogen was Conclusion: The rate of bacterial growth was found to be high;
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