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898. Prevalence of Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Producing Escherichia coli, Klebsiella Pneumoniae and Pseudomonas Aeruginosa from Hospital Acquired Surgical Site Infections in Ghana
BACKGROUND: Globally, ESBL-producing bacteria pose a great challenge for treating hospital acquired SSI. Currently, the prevalence of ESBL pathogens in Ghana hospitals is poorly understood. Determining the frequency ESBLs are encountered will, in turn, provide insight for antibiogram development and...
Autores principales: | Egyir, Beverly, Nkrumah-Obeng, Noah, Nyarko, Edward, Fox, Anne, Letizia, Andrew, Sanders, Terrel |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7776894/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.1086 |
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