Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles of and Associated Risk Factors for Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Nosocomial Infection Among Patients at Two Tertiary Healthcare Facilities in Lusaka and Copperbelt Provinces, Zambia

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2024-07-28

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Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) of pathogens such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa is among the top 10 threats to global health. However, clinical and molecular data are scarce in Zambia. We, therefore, evaluated the AMR profiles of P. aeruginosa nosocomial infections (NIs).

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa, antimicrobial resistance (AMR), nosocomial infection, hospital-acquired infection, multidrug resistance (MDR), extensive drug resistance (XDR), Zambia, tertiary healthcare facilities, BlaOXA-51 Gene, AmpC β-lactamase, Antibiotic Susceptibility, Bacterial Pathogens.

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https://dspace.edenuniversity.edu.zm/handle/123456789/34

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