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dc.rights.licenseCC-BY-NC-ND
dc.contributor.advisorBonten, Prof. Marc
dc.contributor.advisorBruijning- Verhagen, Ass. Prof. Patricia
dc.contributor.authorWekesa, A.N.
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-28T17:00:51Z
dc.date.available2014-08-28T17:00:51Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.urihttps://studenttheses.uu.nl/handle/20.500.12932/17899
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Antibiotic resistance is a global burden, besides it is worse in low and middle-income countries where infectious diseases are still on the rise. This is occasioned by misuse of antibiotics. Methods: We did a systematic literature review to assess the prevalence of antibiotic resistance in major hospitals within the East African region. Results: 20 articles were included in this review; they were published between 1997 and 2013. Of the 20 articles, 9 (45%) from Tanzania, 6 (30%) were from Kenya, 4 (20%), 1 (5%) from Uganda and Rwanda respectively. Overall resistance rates varied in different studies. Prevalence for MRSA ranged from 0.4% to 84.1% as shown in table 1 while that of ESBL ranged from 9.9% to 81.9% Conclusion: Antimicrobial resistance is high in most major hospitals in East Africa
dc.description.sponsorshipUtrecht University
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dc.language.isoen
dc.titlePrevalence of antibiotic resistance in East African Hospitals
dc.type.contentMaster Thesis
dc.rights.accessrightsOpen Access
dc.subject.keywordsAntibiotic resistance, hospitals, East Africa
dc.subject.courseuuEpidemiology


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