Concurrent Resistance to Carbapenem and Colistin Among Enterobacteriaceae Recovered From Human and Animal Sources in Nigeria Is Associated With Multiple …

EO Ngbede, F Adekanmbi, A Poudel… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Resistance to last resort drugs such as carbapenem and colistin is a serious global health
threat. This study investigated carbapenem and colistin resistance in 583 non-duplicate …

Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of clinical carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae isolates from Sokoto, northwest Nigeria

A Olowo-okere, YKE Ibrahim, BO Olayinka… - New Microbes and New …, 2020 - Elsevier
Emergence and spread of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) are two of
the major problems currently threatening global public health. In Nigeria, interest in CPE is …

Prevalence of carbapenem resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis

MT Arowolo, OQ Orababa, MO Olaitan, BV Osibeluwo… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Carbapenems are effective drugs against bacterial pathogens and resistance to them is
considered a great public health threat, especially in notorious nosocomial pathogens like …

[HTML][HTML] High prevalence of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacterial infections in Northwest Nigeria

A Olowo-Okere, YKE Ibrahim, LZ Nabti, BO Olayinka - Germs, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods A total of 735 non-duplicate clinical bacterial isolates were collected between
January and July 2019, from among specimens processed by the diagnostic microbiological …

Microbial contamination of Naira notes circulating in Bauchi metropolis: prevalence, microbial load and detection of extended spectrum beta-lactamase producing …

M Usman, J Sani, A Ibrahim, A Olowo-okere - African Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - ajol.info
Background: Globally, contamination of banknotes with various microbial species is
increasingly being reported. This usually results from improper handling during exchange of …

Phenotypic antibiotic susceptibility profile of clinical Enterobacteriaceae isolates from Kaduna State, northwest Nigeria

PA Ezeh, BO Olayinka, RO Bolaji… - Access …, 2024 - microbiologyresearch.org
Background. The increasing resistance of clinical Enterobacteriaceae isolates to commonly
prescribed antibiotics has been reported around the world. Data are generally lacking on the …

Emergence of VIM metallo-β-lactamase among carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas species in northwest Nigeria

A Olowo-okere, YKE Ibrahim, JO Ehinmidu… - Gene Reports, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Pseudomonas species are a leading cause of nosocomial infections
particularly among the critically ill patients. The increased resistance to broad spectrum …

[PDF][PDF] Occurrence and Associated Risk Factors of Metallo-Β-Lactamase Producing Agents of Infection among Patients in Uyo, Southern Nigeria

IA Onwuezobe, EA Unwana… - … and Infectious Diseases, 2023 - scivisionpub.com
ABSTRACT Background: Carbapenemaseenzymessuchasmetallo-β-lactamase (MβL)
belongtoAmberclassBtypeof β-lactamasethatcauseseriousclinicalinfection… mechanismsresultingfromtheirabilitytohydro …

A systematic review of the current status of carbapenem resistance in Nigeria: Its public health implication for national intervention

MY Tula, OI Enabulele, EA Ophori… - Nigerian …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Carbapenem antibiotics are considered one of the most effective and the last-resort
antibiotics for the treatment of infections caused by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative …

Prevalence of Carbapenem resistance in clinical bacterial species isolated from Kano, North West Nigeria

MK Umar, Y Mohammed, NT Dabo - Bayero Journal of Pure and Applied …, 2022 - ajol.info
Carbapenems are antimicrobials of last resort used in the treatment of highly drug resistant
bacterial pathogens including cephalosporin resistant strains. However, Carbapenem …