Etiology of bacterial pneumonia and multi-drug resistance pattern among pneumonia suspected patients in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Bacterial pneumonia can affect all age groups, but people with weakened immune systems, young children, and the elderly are at a higher risk. Streptococcus pneumoniae, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa are the most common causative agents of pneumonia, and they have developed high MDR in recent decades in Ethiopia. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to determine the pooled prevalence of bacterial pneumonia and multidrug resistance in Ethiopia.

Methods

The articles were searched extensively in the electronic databases and grey literature using entry terms or phrases. Studies meeting the eligibility criteria were extracted in MS Excel and exported for statistical analysis into STATA version 14 software. The pooled

SUBMITTER: Tilahun M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11022327 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature