Asymptomatic Carriage Rate, Multidrug Resistance Level, and Associated Risk Factors of Enterococcus in Clinical Samples among HIV-Positive Patients Attending at Debre Birhan Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, North Showa, Ethiopia.
Mihret TilahunAlemu GedefieZenawork SahlePublished in: BioMed research international (2023)
. Patients with UTIs, sepsis, and wound infection had a greater rate of enterococcal infection than the rest of the patients. Clinical samples in the research area yielded multidrug-resistant enterococci, including VRE. The presence of VRE suggests that multidrug-resistant Gram-positive bacteria have fewer antibiotic treatment options.
Keyphrases
- multidrug resistant
- end stage renal disease
- hiv positive
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- gram negative
- peritoneal dialysis
- healthcare
- drug resistant
- men who have sex with men
- intensive care unit
- emergency department
- south africa
- antiretroviral therapy
- escherichia coli
- human immunodeficiency virus
- pseudomonas aeruginosa
- cystic fibrosis
- adverse drug
- electronic health record
- hepatitis c virus
- patient reported