Prevalence of antimicrobial resistant pathogens from blood cultures: results from a laboratory based nationwide surveillance in Ghana.

Japheth Awuletey OpintanMercy Jemima Newman

Published in: Antimicrobial resistance and infection control (2017)

E. coli and S. aureus are common pathogens associated with BSI in Ghana and they are resistant to several antimicrobials. Active and continuous AMR surveillance can serve multiple purposes, including data generation for BSI.

Keyphrases

public health
gram negative
antimicrobial resistance
escherichia coli
staphylococcus aureus
risk factors
electronic health record
big data
cross sectional
machine learning