Use what you have: leveraging microbiology support to develop a cumulative antibiotic susceptibility report for antimicrobial stewardship at a district hospital in Ghana.
Benedicta BosuObed Kwabena Offe AmponsahPhyllis TawiahEric DarkoNana Akua AbruquahAnnabella Bensusan OsafoEmmanuel SarkodieNana Bugyei BuabengOtridah KaponaAlex Owusu-OforiKwame Ohene BuabengNana Kwame Ayisi-BoatengPublished in: JAC-antimicrobial resistance (2024)
High levels of bacterial resistance to cephalosporins and meropenem in the antibiogram were reported. This antibiogram highlighted the urgent need for pragmatic steps to curb antibiotic resistance through ASPs using strategies that positively improve clinicians' knowledge and prescribing practices.