Rectal carriage of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriales among neonates admitted into a special care baby unit, southwest Nigeria.

Temitope O ObadareAdeyemi T AdeyemoBabatunde W OdetoyinOsagie J UgoweChineme H AnyaboluEbunoluwa A AdejuyigbeAntony O Onipede

Published in: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (2023)

The rate of ESBL-PE neonatal rectal colonisation is high in our settings and this underscores the need for a review of neonatal admission protocols, embracing of antibiotic stewardship in the management of PROM, resistance surveillance and implementation of infection prevention and control in the neonatal unit.

Keyphrases

healthcare
quality improvement
rectal cancer
escherichia coli
public health
emergency department
primary care
palliative care
multidrug resistant
preterm infants