Bacteremia and Antimicrobial Drug Resistance over Time, Ghana

Bacteremia and Antimicrobial Drug Resistance over Time, Ghana

Bacterial distribution and antimicrobial drug resistance were monitored in patients with bacterial bloodstream infections in rural hospitals in Ghana. In 2001-2002 and in 2009, Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi was the most prevalent pathogen. Although most S. enterica serovar Typhi isolates were chloramphenicol resistant, all isolates tested were susceptible to ciprofloxacin.

Mycobacterium tuberculosis Drug Resistance, Ghana

1170 Emerging Infectious Diseases • www.cdc.gov/eid • Vol. 12, No. 7, July 2006 Several infection risk factors exist simultaneously in this situation. In a CL-endemic area, immigrant populations, who are mostly nonimmune, exert pressure on the environment (deforestation) that directly increases their risk for exposure to infected vectors, in the absence of prophylactic measures. The initial sho...

Resistance to antimicrobial drugs in Ghana

BACKGROUND Antimicrobial drug resistance is a global issue that affects health, economic, and social development. The problem has been attributed to misuse of antimicrobial agents. PURPOSE To identify the agents of bacterial infection in Ghana, determine their antibiogram, and the possibility of setting up a surveillance program. PATIENTS AND METHODS A prospective quantitative study set in ...

Drug Resistance in Antimicrobial Therapy

Antimicrobial Drug Resistance in Peru

To the Editor: In Latin American countries, rates of antimicrobial drug resistance among bacterial pathogens are high. Data on these rates in Peru are incomplete (1), and no institution in Peru has participated in multinational surveillance studies (2– 4). To document the antimicrobial drug resistance profi le of key pathogens, we organized a surveillance network of clinical laboratories from 9...