Bacterial Isolates from CSF Samples and Their Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns Among Children Under Five Suspected to Have Meningitis in Dilla University Referral Hospital.

Ephrem Awulachew Kuma DiribaNetsanet Awoke

Published in: Infection and drug resistance (2020)

A high prevalence of bacterial meningitis and high rate of drug resistance were observed. Streptococcus pneumoniae was the leading cause of bacterial meningitis among children under 5 years old.

Keyphrases

antimicrobial resistance
cerebrospinal fluid
young adults
primary care
pulmonary embolism
emergency department