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Genomic diversity and antimicrobial resistance in clinical Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from tertiary hospitals in Southern Ghana.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Jul 2024
Mills Richael O, Dadzie Isaac, Le-Viet Thanh, Baker David J, Addy Humphrey P K, Akwetey Samuel A, Donkoh Irene E, Quansah Elvis, Semanshia Prince S, Morgan Jennifer, Mensah Abraham, Adade Nana E, Ampah Emmanuel O, Owusu Emmanuel, Mwintige Philimon, Amoako Eric O, Spadar Anton, Holt Kathryn E, Foster-Nyarko Ebenezer
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OBJECTIVES: Comprehensive data on the genomic epidemiology of hospital-associated Klebsiella pneumoniae in Ghana are scarce. This study investigated the genomic diversity, antimicrobial resistance patterns, and clonal relationships of 103 clinical K. pneumoniae isolates from five tertiary hospitals in Southern Ghana-predominantly from paediatric patients aged under 5 years (67/103; 65%), with the majority...
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