Antimicrobial drug resistance in blood culture isolates at a tertiary hospital, Uganda

Henry Kajumbula; Ayako Wendy Fujita; Olive Mbabazi; Christine Najjuka; Charles Izale; Andrew Akampurira; Steven Aisu; Mohammed Lamorde; Richard Walwema; Nathan C. Bahr; David B. Meya; David R. Boulware; Yukari C. Manabe

doi:10.3201/eid2401.171112

Antimicrobial drug resistance in blood culture isolates at a tertiary hospital, Uganda

Henry Kajumbula
, Ayako Wendy Fujita
, Olive Mbabazi
, Christine Najjuka
, Charles Izale
, Andrew Akampurira
, Steven Aisu
, Mohammed Lamorde
, Richard Walwema
, Nathan C. Bahr
, David B. Meya
, David R. Boulware
, Yukari C. Manabe

Medicine - Infectious Disease and International Medicine

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Abstract

We summarize antimicrobial drug resistance (AMR) patterns from blood cultures at a tertiary hospital in Uganda. High rates of resistance to first-line antibiotic drugs were observed among Staphylococcus aureus and gram-negative organisms. Microbiology services with susceptibility testing should be strengthened to support standardized reporting of AMR data in sub-Saharan Africa.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	174-175
Number of pages	2
Journal	Emerging infectious diseases
Volume	24
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2401.171112
State	Published - Jan 2018

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