Spectrum of antibiotic resistant bacteria and fungi isolated from chronically infected wounds in a rural district hospital in Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic infected wounds are generally difficult to manage and treatment can be particularly challenging in resource-limited settings where diagnostic testing is not readily available. In this study, the epidemiology of microbial pathogens in chronically infected wounds in rural Ghana was assessed to support therapeutic choices for physicians.

Methods

Culture-based bacterial diagnostics including antimicrobial resistance testing were performed on samples collected from patients with chronic wounds at a hospital in Asante Akim North Municipality, Ghana. Fungal detection was performed by broad-range fungal PCR and sequencing of amplicons.

Results

In total, 105 patients were enrolled in the study, from which 207 potential bacterial pathogens were isolated. Ente

SUBMITTER: Krumkamp R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7413558 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature