Carbapenem- and cefiderocol-resistant Enterobacterales in surface water in Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana.

Elias Eger Timo Homeier-BachmannEugene AdadeSylvia DreyerStefan E HeidenPhillip LübckePatrick O TawiahAugustina A SylverkenSascha KnaufKatharina Schaufler

Published in: JAC-antimicrobial resistance (2024)

ESBL-PE and CPE occur in surface water sources in and around Kumasi in Ghana. Further surveillance and research are needed to not only improve our understanding of their exact prevalence and the reservoir function of water sources in SSA but should include the investigation of cefiderocol-resistant isolates.

Keyphrases

gram negative
multidrug resistant
klebsiella pneumoniae
drinking water
escherichia coli
public health
risk factors
acinetobacter baumannii
genetic diversity
pseudomonas aeruginosa