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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Bacteriol.
Sec. Antibiotic Resistance
Volume 3 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fbrio.2024.1496566
This article is part of the Research Topic Antibiotic Resistance in Urinary Tract Infection - Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Treatment View all articles

Nosocomial Infections, Associated factors, and Antibiotic susceptibility profile of bacteria , at Worabe Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Worabe, Ethiopia

Provisionally accepted
Behre Dari Mosa Behre Dari Mosa *Yasin Awol Wabe Yasin Awol Wabe Neja Awol Mohammed Neja Awol Mohammed Musa Mohammed Ali Musa Mohammed Ali Dawit Yihdego Reda Dawit Yihdego Reda
  • Faculty of Health Sciences, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia

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    This study investigates the magnitude, associated factors, and antibiotic susceptibility of nosocomial infections at Worabe Comprehensive Specialized Hospital in Ethiopia. NIs remain a critical public health concern, particularly in developing countries, where their prevalence is often higher than in developed nations. The research revealed that nearly half of the patients suspected of NIs were culture-confirmed, with significant associations found between infection rates and factors such as hospital stay length and the use of urinary catheters. Alarmingly, a high percentage of isolated Gram-negative bacteria demonstrated resistance to commonly prescribed antibiotics, raising concerns about treatment efficacy and patient outcomes. This study underscores the need for improved infection control measures and vigilant monitoring of antibiotic resistance patterns to enhance patient safety and healthcare quality in Ethiopian hospitals. Future research should focus on developing targeted interventions to mitigate the risk of NIs and improve antibiotic stewardship.

    Keywords: Nosocomial infection, Risk factors, antibiotic susceptibility, Ethiopia, worabe Ethiopian

    Received: 14 Sep 2024; Accepted: 31 Dec 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Mosa, Wabe, Mohammed, Ali and Reda. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Behre Dari Mosa, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia

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