The changing epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance in Fiji: a descriptive analysis of antimicrobial susceptibility and trends of endemic and emerging pathogens, 2019-2022.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a paucity of data on antimicrobial resistance in Fiji. The aim of this study was to determine the antimicrobial susceptibility profile of bacterial isolates from clinical samples at Colonial War Memorial Hospital in Fiji.

Methods

This retrospective study reviewed four-year of data from January 1, 2019, through December 31, 2022. Laboratory testing was carried out using locally approved protocols. Selective antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed whereby only isolates resistant to first line antimicrobials were tested against second line antimicrobials. Only the first isolate of a given species per patient in a single year were included in the analysis. WHONET software and Microsoft Excel were used for analysis.

Findings

A total of 29,222

SUBMITTER: Getahun Strobel A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10955629 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature