[HTML][HTML] A Systematic Review on Antimicrobial Resistance in Ghana from a One Health Perspective

ES Donkor, A Odoom, AH Osman, S Darkwah… - Antibiotics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a global health threat, with lower-middle-
income countries bearing a disproportionate burden. Surveillance of AMR under a One …

A systematic review of antimicrobial resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Mycoplasma genitalium in sub-Saharan Africa

C Iwuji, D Pillay, P Shamu, M Murire… - Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Limited antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance coupled with syndromic
management of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) could be …

COVID-19 pandemic and antimicrobial resistance: another call to strengthen laboratory diagnostic capacity in Africa

B Egyir, N Obeng-Nkrumah, GB Kyei - African journal of laboratory …, 2020 - scielo.org.za
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by the severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) resulted in 7 145 539 confirmed cases …

Plasmid mediated penicillin and tetracycline resistance among Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates from Kenya

MW Kivata, M Mbuchi, F Eyase, WD Bulimo… - BMC Infectious …, 2020 - Springer
Background Treatment of gonorrhea is complicated by the development of antimicrobial
resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) to the antibiotics recommended for treatment …

Antimicrobial use of patients with sexually transmitted infection symptoms prior to presentation at five health facilities in Southern Ghana

N Attram, H Dela, E Behene, NNA Kyei… - … Resistance & Infection …, 2023 - Springer
Background Unregulated and inappropriate antimicrobial use are major contributors to the
evolution of antimicrobial resistance worldwide. It is important to monitor and collect data on …

Emerging epidemic of the Africa-type plasmid in penicillinase-producing Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Guangdong, China, 2013–2022

XL Qin, Y Chen, XZ Wu, WT Chen, YH Xue… - Emerging Microbes & …, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
The prevalence of penicillinase-producing Neisseria gonorrhoeae (PPNG) is a crucial public
health concern because of its resistance to penicillin and cephalosporins. From 2013 to …

Prevalence, distribution and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of bacterial isolates from a tertiary Hospital in Malawi

P Kumwenda, EC Adukwu, ES Tabe, VC Ujor… - BMC Infectious …, 2021 - Springer
Background Bacterial infections are a significant cause of sickness and death in sub-
Saharan Africa. This study aimed at establishing the prevalence, distribution and …

Development of a local antibiogram for a teaching hospital in Ghana

CC Dodoo, H Odoi, A Mensah… - JAC-antimicrobial …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Antimicrobial resistance threatens adequate healthcare provision against
infectious diseases. Antibiograms, combined with patient clinical history, enable clinicians …

Sharp increase in ciprofloxacin resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Yaounde, Cameroon: analyses of a laboratory database period 2012–2018

T Crucitti, S Belinga, MC Fonkoua… - … journal of STD & …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
A previous study conducted in Yaoundé, Cameroon, showed a significant increase in
ciprofloxacin-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Still, ciprofloxacin is the recommended first …

Genomic and antimicrobial resistance analyses of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates, Burkina Faso, 2018–2019.

M Congo‐Ouedraogo, T Poncin… - Journal of the …, 2022 - search.ebscohost.com
WGS, performed as previously described, 9 highlighted mutations in the quinolone
resistance determining region of I GyrA i [S91F (49/52, 94.2%); D95G/N (27/52, 51.2%)] and …