Open AccessAntimicrobial drug resistance among clinically relevant bacterial isolates in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review
Author(s) -
Stije J. Leopold,
Frank van Leth,
Hayalnesh Tarekegn,
Constance Schultsz
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dku176
Subject(s) - medicine , nalidixic acid , antibiotic resistance , antimicrobial , drug resistance , trimethoprim , cephalosporin , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , sulfamethoxazole , biology
Little is known about the prevalence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) amongst bacterial pathogens in sub-Saharan Africa (sSA), despite calls for continent-wide surveillance to inform empirical treatment guidelines.
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