ESKAPE pathogen incidence and antibiotic resistance in patients with bloodstream infections at a referral hospital in Limpopo, South Africa, 2014–2019: A cross-sectional study
The study provided local information on the incidence and AMR pattern of ESKAPE pathogens, which is essential when developing empiric treatment protocols for appropriate antibiotic prescribing and infection prevention and control practices.
Authors
- Marlene Julyan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5366-8173)
- Johanita R. Burger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1740-5675)
- Tiyani C. Mthombeni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9677-8500)
- Martie S. Lubbe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7611-6171)
- Ruth Lekalakala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8560-8581)
Institutions
- National Health Laboratory Service (ZA)
- North-West University (ZA)
- University of Limpopo (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- African Journal of Laboratory Medicine
- Published
- 2024-11-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4102/ajlm.v13i1.2519
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.60
Funders
- North-West University