Multi-drug resistant bacteria isolates from lymphatic filariasis patients in the Ahanta West District, Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Antimicrobial resistance is associated with increased morbidity in secondary infections and is a global threat owning to the ubiquitous nature of resistance genes in the environment. Recent estimate put the deaths associated with bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019 at 4.95 million worldwide. Lymphatic filariasis (LF), a Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD), is associated with the poor living in the tropical regions of the world. LF patients are prone to developing acute dermatolymphangioadenitis (ADLA), a condition that puts them at risk of developing secondary bacterial infections due to skin peeling. ADLA particularly worsens the prognosis of patients leading to usage of antibiotics as a therapeutic intervention. This may result in inappropriate usage of antibiotics

SUBMITTER: Aglomasa BC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9552459 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature