Colonisation of hospital surfaces from low- and middle-income countries by extended spectrum β-lactamase- and carbapenemase-producing bacteria

Colonisation of hospital surfaces from low- and middle-income countries by extended spectrum β-lactamase- and carbapenemase-producing bacteria

Abstract Hospital surfaces can harbour bacterial pathogens, which may disseminate and cause nosocomial infections, contributing towards mortality in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). During the BARNARDS study, hospital surfaces from neonatal wards were sampled to assess the degree of environ...

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Main Authors: Maria Nieto-Rosado, Kirsty Sands, Edward A. R. Portal, Kathryn M. Thomson, Maria J. Carvalho, Jordan Mathias, Rebecca Milton, Calie Dyer, Chinenye Akpulu, Ian Boostrom, Patrick Hogan, Habiba Saif, Ana D. Sanches Ferreira, Thomas Hender, Barbra Portal, Robert Andrews, W. John Watkins, Rabaab Zahra, Haider Shirazi, Adil Muhammad, Syed Najeeb Ullah, Muhammad Hilal Jan, Shermeen Akif, Kenneth C. Iregbu, Fatima Modibbo, Stella Uwaezuoke, Lamidi Audu, Chinago P. Edwin, Ashiru H. Yusuf, Adeola Adeleye, Aisha S. Mukkadas, Jean Baptiste Mazarati, Aniceth Rucogoza, Lucie Gaju, Shaheen Mehtar, Andrew N. H. Bulabula, Andrew Whitelaw, Lauren Roberts, Grace Chan, Delayehu Bekele, Semaria Solomon, Mahlet Abayneh, Gesit Metaferia, Group BARNARDS, Timothy R. Walsh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-46684-z

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