Molecular surveillance reveals widespread colonisation by carbapenemase and extended spectrum beta-lactamase producing organisms in neonatal units in Kenya and Nigeria

Molecular surveillance reveals widespread colonisation by carbapenemase and extended spectrum beta-lactamase producing organisms in neonatal units in Kenya and Nigeria

Abstract Objectives Neonatal sepsis, a major cause of death amongst infants in sub-Saharan Africa, is often gut derived. Gut colonisation by Enterobacteriaceae producing extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) or carbapenemase enzymes can lead to antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) or untreatable infectio...

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Main Authors: Thomas Edwards, Christopher T. Williams, Macrine Olwala, Pauline Andang’o, Walter Otieno, Grace N. Nalwa, Abimbola Akindolire, Ana I. Cubas-Atienzar, Toby Ross, Olukemi O. Tongo, Emily R. Adams, Helen Nabwera, Stephen Allen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-02-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
Carbapenemase
ESBL
Neonatal sepsis
Molecular diagnostics
Surveillance
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-023-01216-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-023-01216-0

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