Fecal carriage rates Of extended-spectrum Β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli of inpatients and outpatients attending Yobe State Teaching Hospital, Damaturu, Nigeria.

Microbes and Infectious Diseases /Microbes and Infectious Diseases

Adam Mustapha, Obi Chidiebere, Mari Bata, Zenoh Ali, Fasogbon Victor, Micheal Yakubu, Nuhu Tanko, Alegbe David

References:

6

Abstract

Background: Extended-spectrum β-lactamases-producing Escherichia coli has been on rise and its infection is becoming difficult to treat.These resistant bacteria can colonize human gastrointestinal tract and can easily be spread in population.The aim of this study was to assess the fecal carriage rates of extended spectrum beta lactamase-producing E. coli (ESBL) among hospitalized and out-patients....

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Keywords

Carriage

Feces

Window (computing)

Escherichia coli

Microbiology

Window function

Medicine

Teaching hospital

Window of opportunity

Biology

Computer science

Mathematics

Family medicine

Statistics

Operating system

Genetics

Pathology

Gene

Spectral density

Real-time computing

2023

Article

Open Access

Institution

Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria.,

Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Federal University Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State, Nigeria,

Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Taraba State University Jalingo,

Department of Biochemistry, Kampala International University Western Campus, Ishaka, Uganda,

Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Federal University Wukari, Taraba State,

Federal University Wukari,

Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto,

Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Science, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria.

2-Y Citation Average

0.484

DOI

https://doi.org/10.21608/mid.2023.182614.1432

Language

en

Country

Nigeria,

Uganda