Epidemiology, antimicrobial resistance profile, associated risk factors and management of carbapenem resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in children under 5 with suspected sepsis in Ethiopia
The prevalence of bacterial sepsis caused by CRKP in children under 5 is high and became a serious public health concern that requires immediate attention and action.Therefore, it is crucial to revise treatment guidelines and improve IPC practices to reduce children's morbidity and mortality from those superbugs and beyond.
Authors
- Bright Adu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3622-2137)
- Ebissa Fekede
- Tesfaye Sisay Tessema (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4103-5029)
- Grebstad Rabbi Amuasi
- Christian Owusu-Nyantakyi
- Beverly Egyir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5032-8739)
- Eshetu Gadisa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6274-6412)
- Guta Disasa
- Alfred Bortey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3943-1380)
- Justice Kwesi Danso
- Agnes Oclu
Institutions
- University of Ghana (GH)
- Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (GH)
- Ethiopian Public Health Institute (ET)
- Addis Ababa University (ET)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-12-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-10366-4
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Neonatal and Maternal Infections
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.26
Funders
- Addis Ababa University