Browsing School of Bio-Medical Sciences (Bio-Medical) Collections by Subject "Antimicrobial Resistance"
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Antimicrobial Susceptibility of 3rd Generation Cephalosporins-Resistant Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Enterobacter spp Isolates Carried in the Gut of Patients on admission to Mulago Hospital.
(2019-11-20)Background: Resistance to 3rd and 4th generation cephalosporin is on an increase worldwide. These cephalosporins are used in management of severe infections caused by Enterobacteriaceae. The main objective of the study was ... -
Characterizing microbial diversity and resistome in urban sewage using shotgun metagenomics in Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-05)Introduction: Recently, antimicrobial resistant (AMR) infections have shown up as the leading threat to human health, having 700,000 directly attributed estimated deaths per year worldwide. For Africa, AMR data is still ... -
A machine learning approach to predict E. coli antibacterial resistance using whole-genome sequencing data
(Makerere University, 2023)Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a significant global health threat, particularly impacting low- and middle-income countries(LMICS) such as Uganda, where reliable and rapid methods for detecting AMR in E. coli ...