Susanne Deininger, Therese Gründler, Sebastian Hubertus Markus Deininger, Karina Lütcke, Harry Lütcke, James Agbesi, Williams Ladzaka, Eric Gyamfi, Florian Wichlas, Valeska Hofmann, Eva Erne, Peter Törzsök, Lukas Lusuardi, Jan Marco Kern, Christian Deininger
Little is known about the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) status of uropathogens in Western Africa. We performed a retrospective evaluation of urine cultures collected from the rural Margret Marquart Catholic Hospital, Kpando, Ghana during the time period from October 2019-December 2021. Urine samples from 348 patients (median age 40 years, 52.6% male) were examined. Of these, 125 (35.9%) showed either fungal or bacterial growth, including Escherichia coli in 48 (38.4%), Candida species (spp.) in 29 (23.2%), Klebsiella spp...
December 13, 2022: Antibiotics