Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jan 2018)

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
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2401.171112
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 24, no. 1
pp. 174 – 175

Abstract

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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.

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