Development of a local antibiogram for a teaching hospital in Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Antimicrobial resistance threatens adequate healthcare provision against infectious diseases. Antibiograms, combined with patient clinical history, enable clinicians and pharmacists to select the best empirical treatments prior to culture results.

Objectives

To develop a local antibiogram for the Ho Teaching Hospital.

Methods

This was a retrospective cross-sectional study, using data collected on bacterial isolates from January-December 2021. Samples from urine, stool, sputum, blood, and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) were considered as well as, aspirates and swabs from wound, ears and vagina of patients. Bacteria were cultured on both enrichment and selective media including blood agar supplemented with 5% sheep blood and MacConkey agar, and identified by both

SUBMITTER: Dodoo CC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10041059 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature