Antimicrobial resistance in Africa: a systematic review

BT Tadesse, EA Ashley, S Ongarello, J Havumaki… - BMC infectious …, 2017 - Springer
Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is widely acknowledged as a global problem,
yet in many parts of the world its magnitude is still not well understood. This review, using a …

Human, animal and environmental contributors to antibiotic resistance in low-resource settings: integrating behavioural, epidemiological and One Health approaches

EK Rousham, L Unicomb… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Antibiotic resistance (ABR) is recognized as a One Health challenge because of the rapid
emergence and dissemination of resistant bacteria and genes among humans, animals and …

Determination of antimicrobial resistance patterns of Escherichia coli isolates from farm workers in broiler poultry production and assessment of antibiotic resistance …

M Mwansa, M Mukuma, E Mulilo, G Kwenda… - Frontiers in Public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The challenges posed by antibiotic-resistant pathogens have continued to increase
worldwide, particularly in resource-limited countries. Human-livestock interactions are …

Bacterial agents and antibiotic resistance profiles of infections from different sites that occurred among patients at Debre Markos Referral Hospital, Ethiopia: a cross …

W Mulu, B Abera, M Yimer, T Hailu, H Ayele… - BMC research …, 2017 - Springer
Background In developing countries like Ethiopia, infections with antibiotic resistant bacteria
become a real threat. Hence, monitoring of local level antimicrobial resistance profile is …

Molecular characterization of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli pathotypes: Association of virulent genes, serogroups, and antibiotic resistance among moderate‐to …

N Thakur, S Jain, H Changotra… - Journal of clinical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli (DEC) signifies as an important etiological
agent of moderate‐to‐severe diarrhea. This study was primarily focused on molecular …

Antibiotic resistance and molecular characterization of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli and non-typhoidal Salmonella strains isolated from infections in Southwest …

SX Zhang, YM Zhou, LG Tian, JX Chen… - Infectious diseases of …, 2018 - mednexus.org
Background: Bacterial diarrhea is one of the most common causes for medical consultations,
mortality and morbidity in the world. Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli (DEC) and non …

Prevalence, Antimicrobial Resistance and Risk Factors for Thermophilic Campylobacter Infections in Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Humans in Tanzania

EVG Komba, RH Mdegela, PLM Msoffe… - Zoonoses and Public …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The genus Campylobacter comprises members known to be a leading cause of foodborne
gastrointestinal illness worldwide. A study was conducted to determine the epidemiology …

Antibiotic resistance of Campylobacter jejuni isolates recovered from humans with diarrhoea in Turkey

T Kayman, S Abay, F Aydin… - Journal of medical …, 2019 - microbiologyresearch.org
Purpose. This study was aimed at investigating the occurrence and genetic mechanisms of
resistance to ciprofloxacin, tetracycline and erythromycin in clinical isolates of …

Social structure and Escherichia coli sharing in a group-living wild primate, Verreaux's sifaka

A Springer, A Mellmann, C Fichtel, PM Kappeler - Bmc Ecology, 2016 - Springer
Background Epidemiological models often use information on host social contacts to predict
the potential impact of infectious diseases on host populations and the efficiency of control …

[HTML][HTML] Correlates of multi-drug non-susceptibility in enteric bacteria isolated from Kenyan children with acute diarrhea

RL Brander, JL Walson, GC John-Stewart… - PLoS neglected …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Reduced antimicrobial susceptibility threatens treatment efficacy in sub-
Saharan Africa, where data on the burden and correlates of antibiotic resistance among …