Risk factors associated with rectal carriage of carbapenem resistant Enterobacterales in northern Nigeria: a hospital surveillance.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Carbapenem resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) are important cause of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). AMR is a global problem that disproportionately affects the low and middle income countries (LMIC) more. Appreciating what these risk factors were before the recent COVID-19 epidemic would help us appreciate what changes have happened in the post COVID-19 era.

Methods

This was a hospital-based cross-sectional study conducted in 2017 in the largest tertiary health facility in northern Nigeria. Epidemiologic risk factors of interest were investigated using an interviewer administered questionnaire, followed by collection of a rectal swab sample. Regression analyses were conducted to appreciate what were the strengths of association between the outcome of interest as re

SUBMITTER: Yaqub Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12577166 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature