The causes of bacterial bloodstream infections and antimicrobial resistance patterns in children attending a secondary care hospital in Bhaktapur, Nepal, 2017–2022: a retrospective study

Abstract Objectives Data on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) among children in Nepal are limited. Here we have characterized the causes of bacterial bloodstream infections (BSIs), antimicrobial resistance patterns and the mechanisms of β-lactamase production in Enterobacterales among children attendin...

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Veröffentlicht in:JAC-antimicrobial resistance 2024-04, Vol.6 (2), p.dlae035-dlae035
Hauptverfasser: Shrestha, Raj Kumar, Shrestha, Dhruba, Sah, Ashok Kumar, Thapa, Ashmita, Shrestha, Nipun, Raya, Ganendra Bhakta, Furushima, Kenshi, Dhoubhadel, Bhim Gopal, Parry, Christopher M
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract Objectives Data on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) among children in Nepal are limited. Here we have characterized the causes of bacterial bloodstream infections (BSIs), antimicrobial resistance patterns and the mechanisms of β-lactamase production in Enterobacterales among children attending outpatient and inpatient departments of a secondary care paediatric hospital in Nepal. Methods We retrospectively collected demographic and clinical data of culture-proven bacterial BSIs between January 2017 and December 2022 among children
ISSN:2632-1823
2632-1823
DOI:10.1093/jacamr/dlae035