Diversity and antibiotic sensitivity of uropathogens from a regional hospital in Rwanda
High levels of resistance were observed for most antibiotics studied. For empirical treatment of community-acquired UTI in our setting, nitrofurantoin remains effective while ciprofloxacin is not.
Authors
- Jean Baptiste Niyibizi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0716-0635)
- Ezechiel Bizimana
- Déogratias Ruhangaza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2532-2017)
- Irènèe Nshimiyimana
- Charles Okot Odongo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0704-5557)
Institutions
- University of Rwanda (RW)
- University of Global Health Equity (RW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- African Health Sciences
- Published
- 2024-10-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v24i3.4
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Urinary Tract Infections Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.39