The Prevalence of Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae among Neonates in Kuwait.

ABSTRACT: Increasing numbers of neonates with serious bacterial infections, due to resistant bacteria, are associated with considerable morbidity and mortality rates. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of drug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in the neonatal population and their mothers in Farwaniya Hospital in Kuwait and to determine the basis of resistance. Rectal screening swabs were taken from 242 mothers and 242 neonates in labor rooms and wards. Identification and sensitivity testing were performed using the VITEK^® 2 system. Each isolate flagged with any resistance was subjected to the E-test susceptibility method. The detection of resistance genes was performed by PCR, and the Sanger sequencing method was used to identify mutations. Among 168 samples tested by

SUBMITTER: Alajmi RZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10137823 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature