Species, Risk Factors, and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profiles of Bacterial Isolates from HIV-Infected Patients Suspected to Have Pneumonia in Mekelle Zone, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia.
Gebre AdhanomDawit GebreegziabiherYemane WelduAraya Gebreyesus WasihunTadele ArayaHaftom LegeseBruno S LopesMuthupandian SaravananPublished in: BioMed research international (2019)
The problem of pneumonia among HIV patients was significant in the study area. The high prevalence of drug-resistant bacteria isolated from the patient's samples possesses a health risk in immunocompromised HIV patients. There is a need to strengthen and expand culture and susceptibility procedures for the administration of appropriate therapy to improve patients management and care which may aid in decreasing the mortality.
Keyphrases
- drug resistant
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- antiretroviral therapy
- newly diagnosed
- risk factors
- hiv infected patients
- chronic kidney disease
- health risk
- multidrug resistant
- prognostic factors
- hiv positive
- hepatitis c virus
- human immunodeficiency virus
- stem cells
- hiv infected
- hiv aids
- type diabetes
- heavy metals
- pulmonary embolism
- coronary artery disease
- bone marrow
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- mesenchymal stem cells
- pseudomonas aeruginosa
- drinking water
- hiv testing
- patient reported
- cell therapy
- respiratory failure