Prevalence of Shigella species and its drug resistance pattern in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Shigella species are a major cause of dysentery and may attribute for death worldwide. Currently antibiotic resistance became the critical challenges for management of infectious disease. The aim was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of Shigella species and its drug resistance pattern in Ethiopia.

Methods

A comprehensive literature search was conducted through internet searches using database of MEDLINE, PubMed, Google scholar, EMBASE, HINARI, Cochrane Library and reference lists of previous prevalence studies from January 1999 to November 2018. Results were presented in forest plot, tables and figures with 95% CI. The Cochrane Q test and I² test statistic were used to test heterogeneity across studies. The Pooled estimate of Shigella spe

SUBMITTER: Hussen S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6617577 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature