High rate of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing gram-negative infections and associated mortality in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Tafese Beyene TufaAndre FuchsTakele B TufaLoraine StötterAchim J KaaschTorsten FeldtDieter HäussingerColin R MackenziePublished in: Antimicrobial resistance and infection control (2020)
In this meta-analysis, the pooled prevalence of ESBL-producing pathogens is alarmingly high. Data on mortality rates is scarce. This highlights the need for establishing and upgrading clinical microbiology laboratories in Ethiopia for routine antibiotic susceptibility testing and extended surveillance of multidrug resistance.
Keyphrases
- gram negative
- multidrug resistant
- systematic review
- risk factors
- cardiovascular events
- klebsiella pneumoniae
- escherichia coli
- public health
- clinical practice
- meta analyses
- randomized controlled trial
- coronary artery disease
- type diabetes
- data analysis
- infectious diseases
- artificial intelligence
- case control
- phase iii
- study protocol