Asymptomatic Pneumococcal Carriage, Antimicrobial Resistance, and Associated Risk Factors Among Paediatric Healthcare Workers in Benin.

Chakir Ishola Bello, Cyriaque Comlan Degbey, Yves Eric Denon, Adolphe Adjanonhoun, Lamine Baba-Moussa

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Article in Tropical medicine and infectious disease, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Chakir Ishola BelloLaboratory of Biology and Molecular Typing in Microbiology, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, University of Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou P.O. Box 1604, Benin.ORCID 0000-0001-9417-2820

Cyriaque Comlan DegbeyDepartment of Environmental Health, Regional Institute of Public Health, University of Abomey-Calavi, Ouidah P.O. Box 384, Benin.ORCID 0000-0002-6037-0287

Yves Eric DenonDiagnostic and Exploratory Department, Ministry of Health of Benin, Cotonou P.O. Box 882, Benin.

Adolphe AdjanonhounNational Institute of Agricultural Research of Benin (INRAB), Cotonou P.O. Box 884, Benin.

Lamine Baba-MoussaLaboratory of Biology and Molecular Typing in Microbiology, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, University of Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou P.O. Box 1604, Benin.ORCID 0000-0002-8160-5954

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Abstract

Healthcare professionals (HCPs) working in paediatric settings are routinely exposed to respiratory pathogens, increasing their risk of asymptomatic colonisation by meningitis-associated bacteria. This study is the first to assess oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal carriage of major bacterial meningitis pathogens among paediatric HCPs in Benin, and to identify associated risk factors. A cross-sectional analytical study was conducted in nine hospitals between 1 September 2023 and 30 September 2024. Data collection involved a structured questionnaire and paired oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal swabs. Culture-based identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing were performed according to CA-SFM guidelines. By culture method,

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asymptomatic carriagehealthcare professionalmultidrug resistancenasopharyngealoropharyngealpaediatric unitsStreptococcus pneumoniae

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PMID41003573

DOI10.3390/tropicalmed10090263

PMCPMC12474293

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