Gram-negative neonatal sepsis in low-and lower-middle-income countries and WHO empirical antibiotic recommendations: A systematic review and meta-analysis

SCH Wen, Y Ezure, L Rolley, G Spurling, CL Lau… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Neonatal sepsis is a significant global health issue associated with marked
regional disparities in mortality. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing concern in …

Genetic Determinants of Resistance among ESBL‐Producing Enterobacteriaceae in Community and Hospital Settings in East, Central, and Southern Africa: A …

OG Onduru, RS Mkakosya, S Aboud… - Canadian Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background. The world prevalence of community and hospital‐acquired extended‐spectrum
β-lactamase (ESBL)‐producing Enterobacteriaceae is increasing tremendously. Bacteria …

Characterization of antimicrobial-resistant Gram-negative bacteria that cause neonatal sepsis in seven low-and middle-income countries

K Sands, MJ Carvalho, E Portal, K Thomson… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Antimicrobial resistance in neonatal sepsis is rising, yet mechanisms of resistance that often
spread between species via mobile genetic elements, ultimately limiting treatments in low …

Variation of effect estimates in the analysis of mortality and length of hospital stay in patients with infections caused by bacteria-producing extended-spectrum beta …

P Shamsrizi, BP Gladstone, E Carrara, D Luise… - BMJ open, 2020 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To assess the variation of effect estimates in the analysis of mortality and length of
stay (LOS) in patients with infections caused by extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) …

Neonatal sepsis at Mulago national referral hospital in Uganda: Etiology, antimicrobial resistance, associated factors and case fatality risk

J Tumuhamye, H Sommerfelt, F Bwanga, G Ndeezi… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Sepsis is the third most common cause of death among neonates, with about
225,000 newborns dying every year globally. Data concerning the microbial etiology of …

Multicenter genomic analysis of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae from bacteremia in China

AV Cienfuegos-Gallet, Y Zhou, W Ai… - Microbiology …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Klebsiella pneumoniae is one of the most common Gram-negative bacilli isolated from
bloodstream infections worldwide, and recently an increased rate of carbapenem resistance …

Prevalence and outcome of bloodstream infections due to third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

R Lester, P Musicha, N Van Ginneken… - Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background The prevalence of bacterial bloodstream infections (BSIs) in sub-Saharan Africa
(sSA) is high and antimicrobial resistance is likely to increase mortality from these infections …

Existence of Multiple ESBL Genes among Phenotypically Confirmed ESBL Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli Concurrently Isolated from …

V Silago, D Kovacs, H Samson, J Seni, L Matthews… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The proportions and similarities of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) producing K.
pneumoniae (ESBL-KP) and E. coli (ESBL-EC) carrying multiple ESBL genes is poorly …

OXA-181-like carbapenemases in Klebsiella pneumoniae ST14, ST15, ST23, ST48, and ST231 from septicemic neonates: coexistence with NDM-5, resistome …

S Naha, K Sands, S Mukherjee, B Saha, S Dutta… - MSphere, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Studies on the epidemiology and genomes of isolates harboring OXA-48-like genes in
septicemic neonates are rare. Here, isolates producing these carbapenemases which …

Genetic diversity and risk factors for the transmission of antimicrobial resistance across human, animals and environmental compartments in East Africa: a review

BZ Katale, G Misinzo, SE Mshana, H Chiyangi… - … Resistance & Infection …, 2020 - Springer
Background The emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) present a
challenge to disease control in East Africa. Resistance to beta-lactams, which are by far the …