Emerging antibiotic resistance in bacterial bloodstream infections: a clinical study at the Holy Family Hospital, Nkawkaw, Ghana

John Gameli Deku; Israel Bedzina; Prince Kwadade Amankwah; Lilian Kekeli Antor; Kenneth Ablordey; Madrid Alhassan; Akatwum Emmanuel Salifu; Robert Awupoli; Arnold Togiwe Luuse; Enoch Aninagyei; Innocent Afeke; Kwabena Obeng Duedu

doi:10.1186/s12879-025-11102-2

Emerging antibiotic resistance in bacterial bloodstream infections: a clinical study at the Holy Family Hospital, Nkawkaw, Ghana

John Gameli Deku
, Israel Bedzina
, Prince Kwadade Amankwah
, Lilian Kekeli Antor
, Kenneth Ablordey
, Madrid Alhassan
, Akatwum Emmanuel Salifu
, Robert Awupoli
, Arnold Togiwe Luuse
, Enoch Aninagyei
, Innocent Afeke
, Kwabena Obeng Duedu

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Abstract

Bacteraemia, a critical bloodstream infection caused by various bacterial pathogens, poses significant health challenges, particularly when compounded by antibiotic resistance. This current study determined the prevalence of bloodstream bacterial isolates and their antibiotic-resistant patterns at the Holy Family Hospital, Nkawkaw, Ghana, spanning a six-year period.

Original language	English
Journal	BMC Infectious Diseases
Volume	25
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-025-11102-2
Publication status	Published (VoR) - 19 May 2025

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Deku, J. G., Bedzina, I., Amankwah, P. K., Antor, L. K., Ablordey, K., Alhassan, M., Salifu, A. E., Awupoli, R., Luuse, A. T., Aninagyei, E., Afeke, I., & Duedu, K. O. (2025). Emerging antibiotic resistance in bacterial bloodstream infections: a clinical study at the Holy Family Hospital, Nkawkaw, Ghana. BMC Infectious Diseases, 25(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-025-11102-2

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