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The Epidemiology of Bloodstream Infections and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns: A Nine-Year Retrospective Study at St. Dominic Hospital, Akwatia, Ghana
المؤلفون المشاركون
Lokpo, Sylvester Yao
Orish, Verner Ndudiri
Kpene, Godsway Edem
Deku, John Gameli
Osei-Yeboah, James
Ussher, Francis Abeku
Dakorah, Mavis Popuelle
Angmorkie Eshun, Vida
Agyei, Eunice
Attivor, Waldermer
المصدر
العدد
المجلد 2019، العدد 2019 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2019)، ص ص. 1-10، 10ص.
الناشر
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
تاريخ النشر
2019-09-19
دولة النشر
مصر
عدد الصفحات
10
التخصصات الرئيسية
الملخص EN
Background.
Bloodstream infections are among the top causes of morbidity and mortality in people of all ages, especially in immunocompromised patients in sub-Saharan Africa.
This study aimed at describing the epidemiology of bloodstream infections and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern over a nine-year period at St.
Dominic Hospital, Akwatia, in the Eastern Region of Ghana.
Method.
This study retrospectively analysed data from 4,489 patients who were referred to the Laboratory Department for blood culture and sensitivity testing from January 2009 to December 2017.
Sociodemographic data included age, gender, and patients’ department.
Blood culture results were retrieved from archival records in the laboratory.
The authorities of St.
Dominic Hospital granted approval for the study.
Results.
The incidence of bloodstream infection over the 9 years was 51.4 positive cultures per 100,000 hospital attendance.
Staphylococcus aureus was the leading causative agent of bacteraemia for the first two scalar years (2009–2011 (38.9%) and 2012–2014 (42.2%)) while coagulase-negative staphylococcus (CoNS) (50.5%) was predominant for the last scalar year (2015–2017), followed by Staphylococcus aureus (169/587 (28.8%)).
The highest incidence of bloodstream infections was recorded in the wet seasons (months of May (8.9 per 10,000 persons) and October (10.1 per 10,000 persons)).
The bacterial isolates demonstrated high resistance to tetracyclines (390/531 (73.4%)), penicillins (1282/1669 (76.8%)), and sulphonamides (450/499 (90.2%)).
Conclusion.
Bloodstream infection and antimicrobial resistance are high in patients seeking healthcare in Akwatia.
This therefore calls for concerted efforts aimed at reducing the incidence in the study area.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
Deku, John Gameli& Dakorah, Mavis Popuelle& Lokpo, Sylvester Yao& Orish, Verner Ndudiri& Ussher, Francis Abeku& Kpene, Godsway Edem…[et al.]. 2019. The Epidemiology of Bloodstream Infections and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns: A Nine-Year Retrospective Study at St. Dominic Hospital, Akwatia, Ghana. Journal of Tropical Medicine،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1192379
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
Deku, John Gameli…[et al.]. The Epidemiology of Bloodstream Infections and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns: A Nine-Year Retrospective Study at St. Dominic Hospital, Akwatia, Ghana. Journal of Tropical Medicine No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1192379
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
Deku, John Gameli& Dakorah, Mavis Popuelle& Lokpo, Sylvester Yao& Orish, Verner Ndudiri& Ussher, Francis Abeku& Kpene, Godsway Edem…[et al.]. The Epidemiology of Bloodstream Infections and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns: A Nine-Year Retrospective Study at St. Dominic Hospital, Akwatia, Ghana. Journal of Tropical Medicine. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1192379
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references
رقم السجل
BIM-1192379
قاعدة معامل التأثير والاستشهادات المرجعية العربي "ارسيف Arcif"
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