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| Title |
A systematic review: the current status of carbapenem resistance in East Africa
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| Published in |
BMC Research Notes, August 2018
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13104-018-3738-2 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Kenneth Ssekatawa, Dennis K. Byarugaba, Edward Wampande, Francis Ejobi |
| Abstract |
In this systematic review, we present the molecular epidemiology and knowledge gaps of the carbapenem resistance in East Africa as well as the future probable research interventions that can be used to address the emergence of carbapenem resistance in the region. The 17 articles which presented concrete information about the prevalence of carbapenem resistance in East Africa were reviewed. Tanzania exhibited the highest level of carbapenem resistance at 35% while DRC had the lowest level at 0.96%. Uganda was the only country with studies documenting CR obtained amongst hospital environment isolates with incidence ranging from 21% in Pseudomonas aeruginosa to 55% in Acinetobacter baumannii. Carbapenem resistance was more exhibited in A. baumannii (23%), followed by P. aeruginosa (17%), Klebsiella pneumoniae (15%), Proteus mirabilis (14%) and Escherichia coli (12%) mainly isolated from respiratory tract, blood, urine and wound/pus. The regional genetic determinants of carbapenem resistance detected were blaIMP, blaVIM-1 blaSPM-l, blaNDM-1, blaOXA-23 blaOXA-24, blaOXA-58 and blaKPC. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Niger | 1 | 17% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 17% |
| Australia | 1 | 17% |
| Unknown | 3 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 6 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 192 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 192 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 35 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 17 | 9% |
| Researcher | 15 | 8% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 14 | 7% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 9 | 5% |
| Other | 24 | 13% |
| Unknown | 78 | 41% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Immunology and Microbiology | 31 | 16% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 23 | 12% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 22 | 11% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 4% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 6 | 3% |
| Other | 17 | 9% |
| Unknown | 86 | 45% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 07 September 2018.
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#34
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