Spectrum and antibiogram of bacteria isolated from patients presenting with infected wounds in a Tertiary Hospital, northern Tanzania

Spectrum and antibiogram of bacteria isolated from patients presenting with infected wounds in a Tertiary Hospital, northern Tanzania

Abstract Objective This study aimed to determine the spectrum and antibiogram of the isolated bacteria from patients presenting with infected wounds at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre in northern Tanzania. Results Bacterial growth was observed in the vast majority of wound swabs (91.4%). Most o...

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Main Authors: Nancy A. Kassam, Damian J. Damian, Debora Kajeguka, Balthazar Nyombi, Gibson S. Kibiki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
Wound infection
Drug resistance pattern
ESBL
Antibiogram
Surgical site infection
Diabetic wounds
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-017-3092-9

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