Trends in antimicrobial resistance in bloodstream infection isolates at a large urban hospital in Malawi (1998–2016): a surveillance study
Bacterial bloodstream infection is a common cause of morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa, yet few facilities are able to maintain long-term surveillance. The Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme has done sentinel surveillance of bacteraemia since 1998. We report long...
Main Authors: | Musicha, P, Cornick, J, Bar-Zeev, N, French, N, Masesa, C, Denis, B, Kennedy, N, Mallewa, J, Gordon, M, Msefula, C, Heyderman, R, Everett, D, Feasey, N |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017
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