Etiology and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of bacteria causing pneumonia among adult patients with signs and symptoms of lower respiratory tract infections during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mwanza, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study
One-third of the patients with signs and symptoms of LRTIs had laboratory-confirmed bacterial pneumonia with a predominance of Gram negative MDR bacteria. This calls for continuous antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance and antimicrobial stewardship programs in the study setting and other settings in developing countries as important strategies for tackling AMR.
Authors
- Prisca Damiano
- Katherine Keenan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9670-1607)
- Martha Fidelis Mushi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3511-2523)
- Wilber Sabiiti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4742-2791)
- Matthew T. G. Holden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4958-2166)
- Vitus Silago (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4178-3254)
- Johannes Rukyaa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9392-5384)
- Stephen Eliatosha Mshana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7526-6271)
- Jeremiah Seni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2420-5329)
Institutions
- University of St Andrews (GB)
- Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences (TZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pneumonia
- Published
- 2024-09-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s41479-024-00137-9
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.55
Funders
- UK Research and Innovation
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Medical Research Council